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Aug 3, 1492
The Nina, La Pinta And La Santa Maria
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Oct 12, 1492
A look out aboard the pinta caught sight of a shoreline in the distance
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Jul 25, 1493
Columbus returned to Spain
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Sep 2, 1493
Columbus embarked on his second voyage to the Americans
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Jan 1, 1513
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed the coast of modern-day Florida and claimed it for spain
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Feb 1, 1519
Portuguese explorer ferdinand Magellan led the boldest exploration yet
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Jun 7, 1520
The Aztecs rebelled against the spanish intrudes and drove out Cortes forces
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Feb 3, 1533
Another Conquistador Francisco Pizarro marched a small force into South America
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Jan 2, 1542
The spanih goverment abolished the encomienda system
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Amerigo vespucci an Italian in the service of portugal also traveled along the eastern coast of South America
