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1492
Colombian Exchange
Plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas have been introduced from Europe, Asia, and Africa to America and vice versa. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Discovers America
After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Columbus stumbled upon land he thought was Asia. -
1497
John Cabot Voyage
John Cabot discovered Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island on the North American coast. -
May 17, 1498
Vasco Da Gama Discoveries
His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans -
1501
Amerizo Vespucci Discoveries
He found the mouth of the Amazon River, as well as several other rivers. -
1513
Balboa Sees the Pacific
Balboa climbed a mountain peak and sighted the Pacific Ocean, which the Spaniards called the Mar del Sur (South Sea) -
1521
Cortés Conquers the Aztec of Mexico
The Aztecs, under their last ruler, Cuauhtémoc, resisted fiercely but were finally defeated in late 1521. Cortés razed Tenochtitlan, building his own capital over its ruins, and proclaimed the Aztec Empire to be New Spain. -
1521
Fredinand Magellan
The Philippines were claimed in the name of Spain in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan -
Nov 15, 1532
Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas -
1540
Coronado Explores the Southwest
Coronado explored parts of what becomes parts of the Southwest United States. -
Sep 28, 1542
European Discovery of California
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and his crew entered San Diego Bay who were the first Europeans to visit California. -
Triangular Trade
Triangular Trade across the Atlantic was a series of trade routes that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas. -
Settlement of Jamestown
The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America -
Henry Hudson Voyage
Hudson secured backing from the British East India Company to resume his search for a passage to Asia -
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was the first permanent English colony in New England from 1620 and the third permanent English colony in America -
English Colonies & Pilgrims
the Pilgrims, or English Protestants who rejected the Church of England, landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts