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1418
Discovory of Porto Santo
Porto Santos is a small island that was founded by Joao Goncalves and Tristao Vaz Teixieria. Porto Santo is 16.28 squared miles, Just a small island. The very interesting thing is the elevation is 0ft and the population was only 5,833 people in 2011. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Reaches America!
Columbus arrives in the Bahamas. Europeans are in the Americas to stay. Columbus eventually makes four voyages to the New World, but dies dejected and forgotten in Valladolid, Spain in 1506. -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
The Time Period
The Spanish Colonization took over 360 years overall. That lead to us today. Us in America, Mexico, Truly everywhere people live today. -
1507
America Gets Its Name
Geographer Martin Waldseemüler is the one to name "America" to refer to the recent discovered continents, after Italian merchant, explorer, and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci. Sadly Columbus loses out on profitable naming rights. -
Nov 8, 1519
Cortes Captures Tenochtitlan
Around fall of Tenochtitlan: Hernán Cortés and about 100 Spaniards capture the capital of the Aztec Empire. Leading to Aztec falling apart. -
Jun 30, 1520
Night Of Tears
The Night of Tears which almost two thirds of Cortés' men—nearly 800 in total are killed while they try to escape Tenochtitlan after Montezuma's death. -
1521
The First African Slaves!
The Spanish import the first African slaves to the territory that will later become the United States. The Africans where very popular on being slavery for the Hatred towards one another. Some groups would gang up on others with the Spanish killing the others or letting the Spanish take them for slaves. -
1532
The Start Of The Printing Press
The first printing press is set up in Mexico City. Printing comes to the New World. Books on God or just books to News was spreading in Mexico and the New World Rapidly! However the printing press wasn't all in the new world till 1541. -
The Battle Of The Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo begins. Mexican troops under General Santa Anna, defeat the American garrison inhabiting the mission church in San Antonio, Texas, but the Alamo will inspire Texan forces to victory of subsequent battles. This battle did not end till 1836. -
Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed, ending the Mexican-American War. The United States added all or part of New Mexico, Arizona, California, Utah, Nevada and Wyoming. The land area of the United States grows by nearly a third in one day. Leading to most of the U.S.A we have today. -
Spanish-American War Begins
Between Mexico and the new American state land of Texas ignite full-scale war between the United States and Mexico. It all started over who owns what land. Happening in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippians and Guam!
