Chocolate History

By Wenxin Yang
  • 1502

    Discovery

    Discovery
    Columbus discovered cacao during his 4th voyage to America.
  • 1528

    Exhibit to King

    Exhibit to King
    Cortès presented the Spanish King, Charles V with cocoa beans.
  • 1544

    Back to Spain

    Back to Spain
    Benedictine monks bring cacao beans to Spain.

  • Enter the market

    Enter the market
    Chocolate went to the market when the first shipment of beans entered the Spain.

  • French Court embrace chocolate.

    French Court embrace chocolate.
    French Court embrace chocolate.

  • Enter U.S.A.

    Enter U.S.A.
    The first chocolate factory set up in U.S.A.

  • Solid eating chocolate

    Solid eating chocolate
    J.S.Fly and Sons developed solid eating chocolate.

  • Milk chocolate

    Milk chocolate
    Daniel Peter from Switzerland puts the first milk chocolate on the market with eight years’ experimentation.