Spain

Colonies time line

  • Sep 13, 1493

    Pope draws line through map

    Queen Isabelle comes to the pope to make a claim over the newly discorverd americas The pope desices to draw a line through the atlantic from pole to pole, The west half belonged to spain and the east half belonged to protrugal
  • Sep 13, 1500

    Spanish conquistadors arive

    Spanish conquistadors arive
    During the 1500s Spain using the new discovered Caribbean islands as a base launched exploration missions into the "new world" with conquistadors
  • Sep 13, 1500

    Other nations come to america

    During the 1500s England sent John Cabot to the new land. John Cabot had thought he found a new sea route to india however England had come to realize i\it was not idea but the New World was actually two different contents.
  • Sep 13, 1519

    Conquering of the Aztec empire

    On the quest for wealth, the Spanish conquistadors arrived at the Aztec empire. With the Aztec people thinking they were the messengers of god were conquered easily
  • Sep 13, 1520

    Spains new empire

    During the exploration of the Americas Spain was establishing colonial governments called viceroyalties. A viceroyalty was a province ruled by a representative of the monarch
  • The Colony of Roanoke

    England's first colony called Roanoke was founded om 1587. However when the colonists landed it was to late to plant crops so white headed back to England. Three years later White had retured to england.
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  • Virginia grows

    During its 15 year existence the Virginia company struggled to attract new settlers. With persistent problems and mismanagement by the Virginia company persuaded England the revoke the charter and made Virginia a royal colony.