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1492
Columbus First Sailed
From the Spanish port of Palos, Christopher Columbus sailed in command of three ships he was on a journey to find a western sea route to China, India, and the gold and spice islands of Asia. -
Period: 1497 to 1497
The Cabot's discovered the new world
In 1497 John Cabot's was thought to be the first European encounter with the North American continent -
Period: 1498 to 1498
Columbus on third voyage discovers South America
In 1498 Columbus returned for a third voyage in South America and Trinidad -
Period: 1506 to May 20, 1506
Columbus dies at Valladolid
In May 20, 1506 at the age of 54 Columbus he had suffered through a long terminal illness (That showed symptoms on his third voyage eight years before). -
Period: 1519 to 1521
Cortez conquers Mexico
In 1519-21 the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire or Aztec War and Cortes also made alliances with tributaries city's or states also he did the same to the Aztec Empire as well as there political rivals. -
Period: 1532 to 1533
Pizarro conquers Peru
Francisco Pizarro joined Vasco Nunez de Balboa in there march to the (South sea) but in 1532 Pizarro and his brothers conquered Peru -
Period: 1542 to 1542
De Soto discovers the Mississippi River
On (1500-1542) De soto was the first European to (Document the river) -
Period: Sep 8, 1565 to Sep 8, 1565
Founding of St. Augustine
St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565 by Pedro Menendez de Aviles (Florida's first governor) he named the settlement ''San Agustin'' as his ships,settlers,troops and supplies for there time in St. Augustine -
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Hudson discovered the Hudson River
So Henry Hudson and his crew sailed to the River that would bear his name. But he wasn't the first European explorer to discover the river but he basically was (thought to be the first discoverer) -
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The coming of the Pilgrims in the Mayflower
The Mayflower was an English ship that famously transported the first English Puritans but today they are known as Pilgrims. From Plymouth, England to the ´New World´ there were 102 passengers and crew but the exact number is unkown. -
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Boston Massacre
On March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. So it began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier.