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Jan 1, 1492
Columbian Exchange
Christopher Columbus launched his first voyage to the Americas in 1492, which lead to the huge era of contact between the New and Old Worlds. They both traded new crops, medicine, and cattle that the opposite worlds were unfamiliar of. -
Jan 1, 1502
Fight For The Native Americans
Between the time of 1502 and 1552 Bartolome de Las Casas fought for the freedom of the native americans. He opposed the torture and genocide of the native americans. Casas traveled to Spain several times and in 1514 declared that the slaughter and inslavement of the native people was not only crime but a mortal sin. Casas conducted an experiment called 'The Verapaz Experiment' which moved natives into a region in northcentral Guatemala where natives were brought under Spanish control peacefully. -
Feb 1, 1519
Conquer of the Aztec Empire
In the late year of 1519 Hernando Cortez and his spanish fleet entered into the city of Tenochtitlan and arrested Montezuma, Emperor of the Aztec Empire. Over the course of two years Cortez tour apart the Aztec monarchy and gained control of Tenochtitlan. -
Jun 30, 1520
La Noche Triste
While Hernan Cortes was on his conquest of the Aztec Empire he was almost stopped when he came into Mexica capital, Tenochtitlan. Cortes had captured Moctezuma ll, Emperor of the Aztec Empire, and was being hunted by a huge party of spainards for this. So Cortes left the capital with his lieutenant, Pedro de Alvardo. This led to the Massacre In The Main Temple. This was a huge attack of Alvardo and Cortes against many Aztec nobles in the main temple. -
Jan 1, 1533
Conquer of The Incan Empire and Battle of Cajamarca
Between 1531 and 1533 Francisco Pizarro was determined to capture and take over the Inca Empire and succeded. Pizarro made many expeditions to Peru and countries around it and formed a base in San Miguel de Pirua. Eventually Pizarro and his spanish conquistadors learned enough about the Incas and invaded them in 1533. This was called the Battle of Cajamarca. Pizarro captured and executed Inca's Emperor, Atahualpa, and took over the Incan Empire. He also established Lima, Peru. -
Haitian Revolution
Between 1791 and 1804 the French colony of Saint-Domingue fought to get independence and abolish slavery in Haiti. Many rebellions of the New World fought for independence also, but only the revolt of Saint-Domingue was successful in getting full independende under a new nation. Toussaint Louverture fought for the French during this time and worked with french general, Etienne Laveaux, to make sure all slaves were freed. -
Independence of South America
The Spanish Revolt that Simon Bolivar led to free the northern countries of South America from Spain started in 1810. He joined Francisco de Miranda and quicly occupied Caracas. Bolivars actions lead to the declaration of Venezuelan independence in 1811. Bolivar joined forces with many armys including the English and Irish and persued the independence of many countries. -
Discovery Of Tikal
Tikal is the ancient ruins of the Mayan civilization located in Guatemala. It is the largest archaeological site of the Maya Civilization. Tikal exists of temples and what is known as ' The Five Great Pyramids'. In 1848 a gum collector named Ambrosio Tut followed old Mayan legends and myths and came open the roof tops of the temples. He immediately reported his findings to governor of Peten, Modesto Mendez. Tikal dates back to 1000 years ago. -
Discovery of Machu Picchu
On July 24, 1911 archaeologist, Hiram Bingham, discovered Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is an anciant Incan site located in the mountains of the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Cuzco, Peru was the capital of the Incan Empire but then they spread into the nountains after an invasion by Fransicso Pizarro.
