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1526
First Appearance of Avocados
What appears to be the earliest reference to the avocado is found in Oviedo's report to Charles V of Spain, in the year 1526," a translation of which follows: On the mainland are certain trees that are called pear trees (perales). They are not pear trees" -
Avocado introduced to Spain
By the year 1600, avocado was introduced into Spain and from there spread to the rest of the world. In our country's cuisine, avocados are a very prominent side dish, used mainly in salads and to accompany soups, porridges and entrees based on fish and seafood -
Avocado first Mentioned in Britain
The avocado was first mentioned in the British literature in 1657, described from Jamaica under the name avocatas. -
First Guacamole Recipe (written)
“Damier wrote of a fruit “as big as a large lemon … [with] skin [like] black bark, and pretty smooth.” Lacking distinct flavor, he wrote, the ripened fruit was “mixed with sugar and lime juice and beaten together [on] a plate.” This was likely the English language’s very first recipe for guacamole.”
guacamole-https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/first-food-writer -
Avocado introduced to Indonesia
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Avocado introduced to Mauritius
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Avocado introduced to Brazil
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Avocado introduced to United States (mainland)
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Avocados Planted in the US
Henry Perrine gets credit for introducing the avocado to Florida in 1833, believed to be the first plantings of domestic avocados in the United States. The avocado industry began 70 years later with an initial planting of 20 acres. -
Avocado introduced to Hawaii
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Avocado introduced to Australia
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Avocado introduced to Israel
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CA Avocado Society Founded
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First Hass Avocado
First grown at La Habra Heights, California in 1926; patented 1935 in the US
