Important Events in History in 1492-1700

By ikogrande
  • Period: Jan 1, 1492 to

    Important Events

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus Sails

    Columbus Sails
    Columbus sets sail for India, using a new shortcut route he devised by studying maps of Asia.
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Lands

    Columbus Lands
    Columbus and his three ships full of men arrive at the island Guanahaní and claim the land as Spain's, although the island is already inhabited by another people. Columbus thought he had arrived in India, so he calls these people Indians. The tribe, called Taínos, traded food and supplies with Columbus' men, though in return Columbus often gave them "things of little value".
  • Nov 12, 1492

    First Taínos Captured

    First Taínos Captured
    Columbus captures about 10 Taínos as slaves. Five days later, two of them escape.
  • Aug 1, 1500

    Columbus Arrested

    Columbus Arrested
    The King and Queen of Spain get numerous complaints about Christopher Columbus' poor government, and decide to place him under arrest.
  • Nov 8, 1519

    Cortés Conquers

    Cortés Conquers
    Hernán Cortés, a Spanish conquistador, conquers the Aztec empire in Mexcio.
  • Jan 1, 1531

    Pizarro Conquers

    Pizarro Conquers
    Franciso Pizarro, another Spanish conquistador who was distantly related to Cortés, conquers the Inca empire. He claims he will let the emperor, Atahualpa, live if the empire is handed over peacefully, but Pizarro kills him anyway, because he's a jerk. (EXACT DATE UNKNOWN)

  • James Protests Tobacco

    James Protests Tobacco
    King James I writes and publishes a short book titled "A Counterblaste to Tobacco", one of the first known anti-tobacco publications. In it, James explains how and why he finds tobacco so distasteful. (EXACT DATE UNKNOWN)

  • Jamestown Built

    Jamestown Built
    The first stable settlement in the Americas is built. Early colonists managed to complete the small town, which was basically a large fort, in a month and named it after King James I.

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    41 men sign the Mayflower Compact in the cabin of the Mayflower. The compact stated the first steps they must take to become a more civilized colony.

  • First Thanksgiving

    First Thanksgiving
    The Native Americans and Europeans celebrated the first Thanksgiving as a way to give thanks to the earth for a successful crop. (EXACT DATE UNKNOWN)