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Aug 3, 1492
The Conquest
Christopher Columbus landed on Ayiti, and claimed the island for Spain. He renamed it La Isla Espanola. It Became the first Spanish settlement in the Americas. -
Nov 14, 1493
Caribbean
Columbus anchored at St. Croix .
Several of the Carib Indians began firing arrows at the returning boat and some members of each side were hurt and killed. Columbus named the area Cabo de las Flechas, or Cape of the Arrows. -
Apr 13, 1513
Expedition
The first recorded Spanish explorer to lead an European expedition to the Southeast was Ponce de León in A.D.
The goal of these expeditions was to find and acquire wealth tthat was found in South and Central America. -
Mexico Ends Spanish Rule
Miguel Hidalgo was a priest in a small village of Dolores took the first step toward independence in 1810.
The army defeated him in 1811.
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Brazil Royal Liberator
Napoleon's armies onvaded both Spain and Portugal in 1807.
in 1815 Napoleon's defeated after portuguese ran thier empire for 14 years.
In 1822 the Creoles demanded Brazil's independence from Portugal. On September 7, 1822 King Jon Decleared Brazil independence -
Proclaimation by Simon Bolivar
Venezula decleared its independence from spain.
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San Martin Leads Southern Liberation Forces
In northern Argentina, the Army of the north had been defeated by the Spanish, clearly proving that the route to Peru through the Upper Peru (Bolivia) would be too difficult. In July of 1816 San Martin finally got approval for his plan to cross into Chile and attack Peru from the south from President Juan Martín de Pueyrredon. -
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martin leading forces
In 1817 Martin led an army on a grueling march acorss the Andes to chile. Martin planned to drive the remaining force out of lima Peru in 1821.
