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1492
Columbus Lands on Hispaniola
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1496
Santa Domingo Established
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1497
John Cabot arrives in New Foundland
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1502
Columbus sails to Yucatan Peninsula
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1508
Ponce del Leon lands in Puerto Rico
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1521
Cortez Conquers Aztecs
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1521
Ponce de Leon arrives in Florida
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1536
Cabeza de Vaca reaches Mexico City
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1539
Hernando de Soto explores Florida to Alaska
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1540
Coronado Claims Colorado for Spain
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1541
Cartier establishes Quebec City
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1565
St. Augustine , FL founded
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1579
Francis Drake established New Albion
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Humphrey Gilbert claims New Foundland
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Roanoke VA established
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Port Royal, Nova Scotia founded
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Jamestown VA Establish
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Santa Fe, NM established
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Bermuda colonized
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Ft. Nassau established
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St. Johns NF established
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Plymouth colony Established
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Maine established
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New Amsterdam Established
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Salem Town Established
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Massachusetts Bay Colony Founded
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Providence Plantation Established
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El Paso Established
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Pensacola FL Established
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Louisiana Territory claimed
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Albuquerque, NM Established
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Natchez Mississippi founded
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New Orleans founded
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San Diego CA Established