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Nov 1, 1418
Bartolomé de las Casas
He lived until July 18th, 1566 and to many, was known as a priest writer. He wrote many proclaimations against the torturing of the natives/ indigenous people that inhabited the Americas before Columbus' time. And spent his life making people aware of his oppostion. -
Oct 12, 1451
Columbus
He was born in 1451, and lived untill 1506. He was a European navigator/ explorer looking to conquer and gain more land for Europe. He "discovered" or familiarized his country with the existance of a land that had been in habited, and else where known of, but in most cases no one else knew what to say about such an unknown land. -
Jan 1, 1485
Cortes
From 1485- December 2nd 1547 Cortes explored and conquered many people for the sake of his home land, Spain, and for the glory of Christianity. He's well known for his march across Mexico in efforts to gain allies with some indigenous people to turn against their own. He was a strong colonizer for Spain. -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was introduced when our first contact with Europe (Columbus) took place in 1492. As a result of this, we began to trade foods, ideas, culture, and even disease with the Europeans. These things are still going back and forth today. -
May 26, 1519
The fall of Tenochtitlan
Built in 1325 AD, Tenochtitlan was a major city and central area for the growth for the aztec Empire that flourished until 1519 when Cortes and his men were marching across Mexico and destroyed it for Europe colonization. -
Jun 30, 1520
La Noche de Triste
It was "the night of sorrows" when the march or conquest of Hernan Cortes nearly stopped in Mexico. It took place at the capital of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs led a force against the conquest. To them it seemed like for every Aztec that died, ten more would appear. Fortunate for Cortes, he escaped by night safely. The halt began on November 8th, 1519. -
Smallpox Outbreak in Brazil
Brazil was the central foundation for the smallpox epidemic in Latin America during the Columbain Exchange. Also found throughout other parts of Latin America like: Mexico and Peru, both of which were target countries for gain. Also to note, not many decades after the disease was under control, the Measles broke out in the 1600's. This aided the Europeans in their quest for dominance since the people from across the world had developed immunities from such diseases, and half the natives died. -
Toussaint Louverture
Born in 1743 and died in 1803, Louverture was known for leading black slaves that were becoming abundant due to French colonization to freedom and independence. -
Venezluelan Independence
Simon Bolivar was a political leader, who wanted independence for Latin America from Spain. Even though he didn't live that long, he still lead six countries to their independence from Spain. Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela were all introduced to democracy by Bolivar, thus leading to Boliva being named after Simon Bolivar. -
Discovery of Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu was thought to have been built around 1450, and the stones and remains of the city have lasted to this day. Hiram Bingham was responsible for educating the Americas of this discovery.
