Latin America History timeline

By zairaa
  • Feb 21, 1492

    columbus lands in the island of hispanola

    lands in the island of hispanola
  • the spanish found santo domingo
    Feb 21, 1496

    the spanish found santo domingo

    the first spanish towns of the Americas
  • Spain establishes the "Casa de contratacion"
    Feb 21, 1503

    Spain establishes the "Casa de contratacion"

    to gurantee a Spanish monopoly of trades with the Americas
  • Bartolome` de las Casas,becomes the first priest in the New World
    Feb 23, 1510

    Bartolome` de las Casas,becomes the first priest in the New World

  • Spanish Conquistadors overthrew the Aztec Empire
    Jan 7, 1519

    Spanish Conquistadors overthrew the Aztec Empire

    They killed its last emperor
  • Viceroys ruled New Spain
    Jan 7, 1523

    Viceroys ruled New Spain

    claimed its notheast boundary near Charleston
  • The king of Portugal dispatches a convoy to Brazil
    Feb 23, 1531

    The king of Portugal dispatches a convoy to Brazil

    he did this under the command of Martin Afonso de Sousa
  • Expasion northward
    Jan 7, 1540

    Expasion northward

    soto is present southeast united states
  • Portugal ships female orphans and African slaves to the colonists of Brazil
    Feb 23, 1550

    Portugal ships female orphans and African slaves to the colonists of Brazil

  • Colonial trade is restricted to two convoys of privately-owned ships a year,
    Feb 23, 1561

    Colonial trade is restricted to two convoys of privately-owned ships a year,

  • Santa Fe de Bogota becomes the capital of the captaincy-general New Granada
    Feb 23, 1569

    Santa Fe de Bogota becomes the capital of the captaincy-general New Granada

  • Spanish Galleon
    Jan 7, 1571

    Spanish Galleon

    Began run between acapulco and Manilla
  • Escaped black slaves of Brazil found the Quilombo dos Palmares

    Escaped black slaves of Brazil found the Quilombo dos Palmares

    a confederacy ruled according to Central African customs
  • Spain authorizes the slave trade of Araucanian Indios in Chile

    Spain authorizes the slave trade of Araucanian Indios in Chile

  • Britain surrenders Surinam to Holland in return for New Amsterdam (in New York)

    Britain surrenders Surinam to Holland in return for New Amsterdam (in New York)

  • Portuguese colonist Manuel de Lobo founds the colony of Sacramento

    Portuguese colonist Manuel de Lobo founds the colony of Sacramento

  • Gold is discovered in Minas Geraes, Brazil, causing a gold rush in the West

    Gold is discovered in Minas Geraes, Brazil, causing a gold rush in the West

  • Spain authorizes French ships to trade with its American colonies

    Spain authorizes French ships to trade with its American colonies

    and therefore removes the ban on all non-Spanish trade with the American colonies
  • Diamonds are found in Minas Gerais

    Diamonds are found in Minas Gerais

  • New Spain loses Florida

    New Spain loses Florida

    when they lost florida for GreatBritain they gained Louisiana from France