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Aug 29, 1492
Columbus Discovers the New World
In 1492 Columbus sets foot on the shore of the Americas -
Aug 29, 1498
Balboa Claims Land
Balboa claims all lands of the new world touched by Pacific for spain -
Aug 29, 1498
Da Gama Reaches India
Da Gama reaches India for Europe -
Aug 29, 1513
Ponce De Leon Explores Flordia
Ponce De Leon explores Flordia for many years eventually claims it for Spain -
Aug 29, 1519
Magellian rounds South America
Magellian cuts through Argentina and makes his way to the Pacific Ocean -
Aug 29, 1521
Cortes Conquers Mexico
Cortes leads a bloody conquest primairly against the Aztecs -
Aug 29, 1522
Magellan cicurmnavagates the world
Magellan finally completes his goal -
Aug 29, 1532
Pizarro leads Conquest
Pizzaro leads a counquest eventually conquering the Incas -
Aug 29, 1534
Cartier and St.Lawrence
Cartier travels up the St.Lawrence river -
Aug 29, 1539
De Soto explores
De Soto explores and discovers the Mississipi river -
Aug 29, 1540
Coronado Explores Rio
Cornado explores the upper Rio Grande -
Aug 29, 1542
Cabrillo Explores
Cabrillo explores Californian coast -
Aug 29, 1565
St. Augustine
Spainish consrtuct a fortress at St. Augustine -
The Iroquis
The Iroquis league is foundedd -
Acoma
the Battle of Acoma is held and the Spanish are victorious -
Tready of Tordesillas
A tready is signed for land between portugal and Spain -
New Mexico
Spanish Found New mexico -
the Mississipi and the french
the french send Robert de La Salle who sails down the Mississippi -
Texas
Spanish begin cultivating and building Texas -
First Catholic Mission
the first catholic mission is built at San Diego
