Latin America History

Tenochtitlan

Jan 1, 1325

The Aztects found Tenochtitlan. It is the ancient Aztec Capital, cite of Mexico City today.

Hernando Cotes

Mar 1, 1519

Hernando Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico. Cortes and his men marched into the interior of the country until they reached the Aztec City of Tenochtitlan.

Jesuit State

Jan 1, 1608

Jesuit state of Paraguay is established.

Santiago, Chile

Jan 1, 1647

Santiago, Chile is destroyed by an earthquake.

Spanish establish viceroyalty

Jan 1, 1739

Spanish establish viceroyalty of New Granada, encompassing all territory between Orinoco and Amazon Rivers.

Peruvian Indians

Jan 7, 1780

Peruvian Indians rebel against Spain.

Haiti

Jan 1, 1807

Haiti splits into two.

Argentina

Jul 9, 1816

Argentina declares independence.

Brazil invades Uruguay

Aug 1, 1816

In 1816 Portuguese troops invaded Uruguay again. Artigas Pueyrredón offered to help but he refused.

Chile

Feb 12, 1818

Chile declares independence.

Adam-Onis Treaty

Feb 22, 1819

Adam-Onis Treaty: U.S.-Mexico boundary established by Spain and the United States.

Mexico got its independence

Sep 27, 1821

Mexico achieved its independence from Spain under Agustin Iturbide.

Mexican-American War

Feb 2, 1848

United States wins the Mexican-American War.

The War of The Pacific

Jan 1, 1879

Chile and Bolivia went to war after spending decades arguing over a border dispute. Peru, which had a military alliance with Bolivia, was drawn into the war as well. After a series of major battles at sea and on land, the Chileans were victorious.

President Woodrow Wilson

Jan 1, 1914

President Woodrow Wilson sends troops to Veracruz, Mexico, in an effort to depose Victoriano Huerta, who soon resigns.

Panama Canal

Aug 15, 1914

The Panama Canal is a land bridge that connects the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. The canal made possible the exchange of both goods and ideas.

United Provinces of Central America

Jun 1, 1923

Central America have been governed by Mexico then they declared independence from Mexico and became the United Provinces.

Cuba's population

Jan 1, 1931

Cuba's population grows from 1.6 million in 1899 to 4 million, thanks to European immigration and improved health care.

Tortilla Flat

May 28, 1935

Novelist John Steinbeck publishes Tortilla Flat, a novel about Mexican American life in the United States.

Harry S. Truman

Jan 1, 1947

Harry S. Truman becomes the first president to visit Mexico City, laying a wreath at the foot of the U.S.-Mexican war monument to the Niños Heroes.

Architect Oscar Niemeyer

Jan 1, 1957

Oscar Niemeyer designed the buildings for the new capital of Brasilia, which was built in the interior of Brazil.

César Chávez

Jan 1, 1962

César Chávez organizes the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) in Delano, California.

Nicaragua's Hurricane

Nov 5, 1998

Due to its slow motion from October 29 to November 3, Hurricane Mitch dropped historic amounts of rainfall in Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. Deaths due to flooding made it the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history; nearly 11,000 people were killed with over 11,000 left missing by the end of 1998.

Alberto Fujimori

Jan 1, 2000

Alberto Fujimori resigns as president of Peru.

Vicente Fox

Jul 3, 2000

Vicente Fox was elected president of Mexico. Many Mexicans thought he was a good leader for their country.

Chile's Miners

Oct 13, 2010

Chile rescues 33 Miners trapped underground for 69 days. It was something that never has happened in history.