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Jan 11, 1492
Hispaniola
Cristoforo Colombo (Columbus) lands in the island of Hispaniola
Colombo captures 1,500 slaves -
Jan 11, 1492
Venezuela
Colombo explores the coast of Venezuela -
Jan 11, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Pope Alexander VI brokers an agreement dividing the Americas between Spain and Portugal -
Jan 11, 1496
Santo Domingo
The Spanish found Santo Domingo in the island of Hispaniola, the first Spanish town in the Americas -
Jan 11, 1499
slavery in S.D.
Colombo authorizes slavery in Santo Domingo -
Jan 11, 1501
import slave
colonists of Hispaniola begin importing African slaves -
Jan 11, 1545
Silver
Silver is discovered in Potosi (Bolivia) -
Jan 11, 1565
San Agustin
Pedro Menendez founds San Agustin in Florida -
Jan 11, 1576
smallpox
A smallpox epidemics in Mexico kills more than a million people -
Jan 11, 1581
Brazil has a population of 57,000, of which 20,000 Portuguese, 18,000 Indios, 14,000 African slaves, and 5,000 mamelucos/mestizos
Brazil has a population of 57,000, of which 20,000 Portuguese, 18,000 Indios, 14,000 African slaves, and 5,000 mamelucos/mestizos -
independence
Portugal regains its independence and Brazil returns Portuguese -
War of the Mascates
War of the Mascates in Brazil, a rebellion by landholdes of Recife -
Jose de Antoquera
Jose de Antoquera is arrested and executed in Paraguay -
population
There are 550,000 black slaves in Spanish America, notably 212,000 in Cuba, 88,000 each in Peru and Venezuela, and 70,000 in Colombia -
Paraguay surrenders
Paraguay surrenders to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay after having lost more than 50% of its population (300,000 people) in the war (almost all its male citizens), and Paraguay's dictator Lopez commits suicide -
Urquiza assassinated
in Argentina -
Eloy Alfaro
Eloy Alfaro returns to power in Ecuador with a coup -
Drugs
cartels terrorize Colombia -
Brazilian president Collor is impeached by parliament and replaced with vice president Itamar Franco
Brazilian president Collor is impeached by parliament and replaced with vice president Itamar Franco -
drug cartel
Soldiers kill 25 drug cartel members during a gunbattle in Ciudad Mier in Tamaulipas, Mexico -
Gangster
Gangsters kill 14 people in Honduras
