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Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The world was divided into 2 parts, Portuguese received everything outside of Europe East of a line that ran 270 leagues of West of Cape Verde islands ( Had control over Africa, Asia and West of South America, Brazil ) The Spanish received land West of the line, the land is unknown today. -
1513
The Pacific Ocean
Vasco Nunez de Balboa is the first European to go to the Pacific Ocean after going through it to go to Isthmus of Panama -
1519
Hernan Cotes & Mexico
Hernan Cortes, Spanish explorer and conquistador, he goes to Mexico with 600 men and 16 horses with a few cannons. -
Period: 1519 to 1522
The World
Ferdinand Magellan and his crew sail around the world -
1521
Hernan Cotes & Mexico Pt 2 & The First Slaves
Captures and demolish Tenochtitlan in a brutal assault Spanish import the first African American slaves to the USA -
Period: 1532 to 1533
Franciso Pizarro
Arrives in Peru in 1532. Captures the Inca emperor and executes in 1533. Spanish spread across Ecuador and Chile, adding much of South America to Spain's empire -
Period: 1532 to 1541
Printing Press
The printing press becomes part of the new world and is set up in New Mexico -
1545
Silver
Spain begins to get lots of $$$ when they discover silver at Potosi in Bolivia
