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The aztecs found tenochtitlan
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Smallpox outbreak in the Caribbeans
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Cortez conquers the Aztec empire
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A colonist plants sugar in Brazil
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Francisco Pizarro
invades and
conquers the Inca
empire in Peru. -
The first printing press opens in Ciudad de Mexico
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Spain establishes the colony of New Granada (Colombia)
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Spain completes the conquest of Yucatan
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Viceroy is recalled
to Spain after
rioting in Mexico
City by Indians
and others. -
Portugal regains its independence and Brazil returns Portuguese
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British colonists settle in Honduras
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British colonists settle in Honduras
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Jesuit state
of Paraguay is
established. -
Spain and
Portugal resolve
disputes about
colonies in South
America. -
Peruvian Indians
rebel against
Spain. -
Two massive
Aztec sculptures
are dug up in
Mexico City. -
Simón Bolívar leads
many countries of
South America in their
fight for independence
from Spain. -
Mexico declares
independence
from Spain. -
Peace treaty fixes frontier
between Argentina and Chile
along the ridge of the Andes. -
Juan Perón is
elected president
of Argentina.
