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Jan 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Portugal gained control over the land which is now Brazil. -
Jan 7, 1519
Spanish Conquest
Hernando cortes and his men landed in the coast of Mexico in 1519. Cortes and his men marched to the interior of Mexico until they reached the aztec city of Tenochitlan. They conquered the Aztecs. -
Jan 10, 1532
Fransisco Pizzaro
Francisco Pizarro invades and conquers the Inca empire in Peru -
Jesuit State
Jesuit state of Paraguay is established. -
Earthquake
Santiago and Chile is destroyed by an earthquake. -
viceroyalty ofNew Granada
Spanish establish viceroyalty of New Granada, encompassing
all territory between Orinoco and Amazon rivers. -
South America Countries Independence
the countries of South America sought their independence from Spain in the first half of the 19th century. -
Haiti Independence
Haiti declared independence from France -
Napoleon invaded Portugal
Napoleon’s armies invaded Portugal. As the French army approached the capital of Lisbon, the Portuguese royal family boarded ships to escape capture. -
Brazil demanded independence
After Napoleon’s defeat in 1815, many people in
Brazil demanded independence from Portugal. However, the Portuguese government wanted Brazil to remain a colony -
Mexico Independence
When Mexico declared independende from Sapin -
United Provinces of Central America
Central America had been governed by Mexico but then in 1823 Central America declared independence from Mexico -
The Untied Provinces Separated
The United Provinces of Central America separated and became El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and
Honduras. -
Peace Treaty
Peace treaty fixes frontier between Argentina and Chile along the ridge of the Andes. -
Cuba independence
Cuba achieved independence from Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War. -
Cuba self-governed
Cuba wasn't self-governed until 1902 by the help of the United States forces. -
institutional revolutionary party (PRI)
A new political party arose in Mexico and it was called the PRI. It helped introduce democracy and maintain political stability -
Reggae
Reggae develpoed in jamaica in 1960. Many reggae songs deal
with social problems and religion.
African music, Caribbean music, and American music all fed into the
roots of reggae. -
Trinidad & tobago
Trinidad & Tobago didnt reach full independence from Great Britain until 1962. -
New president
Vicente Fox is elected new president of Mexico.
