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1428
The triple alliance
A triple alliance is formed between the cities of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan and creates the foundation for the Aztec Empire. -
1492
Columbus reaches the Americas
Columbus reaches the Americas. -
1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas is signed and the Americas are divided into the Spanish Empire and the Portuguese Empire. -
1502
Columbus meets Mayan vassals
Columbus meets advanced traders who are likely to be Mayan. -
1507
America was given its name
The land discovered by Columbus was named 'America' by cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in honour of Amerigo Vespucci. -
1517
The Francisco Hernández de Córdoba expedition
In the Francisco Hernández de Córdoba expedition, three ships explore the Yucatan. A multitude of Spanish people are killed in skirmishes. -
1519
Cortes fights Maya of Potochan
Cortes and his men fight Maya of Potochan and after winning, Cortes is gifted many things including an enslaved girl called Malinali but is better known as Malinche, Cortes' precious interpreter and the mother of one of his children. -
1520
Cortes in Tenochtitlan
Cortes and his allies fight the Aztecs and Montezuma, the Aztec ruler, is killed during this time. Cortes and his allies are then leave Tenochtitlan. The bubonic plague spreads through Tenochtitlan now as well and this causes thousands of deaths. -
1521
Cortes and the Spaniards try to take over Tenochtitlan
The Spaniards return to Tenochtitlan and besiege it as well as cut off the water to it. They also attempt to enter the city but end up making the decision of destroying it. The Spanish successfully destroy the city and come out victorious in the battle for Tenochtitlan. -
1530
Francisco Pizarro and the Inca Empire
Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish conquistador, discovered the Inca Empire. -
1532
Francisco Pizzaro returns to invade the Inca Empire
Francisco Pizzaro return to the Inca Empire with a small army and captures the Inca ruler. The empire's capital, Cuzco, is owned by the Spanish in the following year. -
1572
The entirety of the Inca Empire is defeated by the Spanish
The entirety of the Inca Empire is defeated by the Spanish and the resistance to Spanish colonisation in South America is put to an end.