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In the resulting Treaty of Tordesillas,1494, Portugal gained control over the land that became present-day Brazil.
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Portuguese founded Brazil in 1500 to 1822.
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In 1521, Cortés and his soldiers had conquered tha Aztec city, Tenochtitlán.
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Francisco Pizarro invades and conquers the Inca empire in Peru.
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Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by an earthquake.
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Spain and Portugal resolve disputes about colonies in South America.
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Simón Bolívar leads many countries of South America in their fight for independence from Spain.
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Mexico declares independence from Spain.
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In 1846 the United States and Mexico go to war.
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In 1848 the U.S. Mexican War ends wiht the Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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French forces occupy Mexico. Maximillian becomes emperor.
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Benito Juarez defeats the French and liberates Mexico
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Peace treaty fixes frontier between Argentina and Chile along the ridge of the Andes.
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Juan Perón is elected president of Argentina.
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The architect Oscar Niemeyer designed the buildings for the new capital of Brasília, which was built in the interior of Brazil beginning in 1957.
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In 1960, about 22 percent of the population lived in the cities. By 1995, more than 75 percent of the people lived in cities.
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In 1983, Raúl Alfonsín was elected president of Argentina in that
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Mercosur began operating in the southern cone of South America in 1995.
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Alberto Fujimori resigns as president of Peru.
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Brazil has the largest Catholic population in the world.
