The Aztecs sacrifice 20,000 people to inaugurate their new temple in Tenochtitlan

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  • The Aztecs sacrifice 20,000 people to inaugurate their new temple in Tenochtitlan
    Jan 1, 1487

    The Aztecs sacrifice 20,000 people to inaugurate their new temple in Tenochtitlan

  • Cristoforo Colombo (Columbus) lands in the island of Hispaniola
    Feb 11, 1492

    Cristoforo Colombo (Columbus) lands in the island of Hispaniola

  • Pope Alexander VI brokers an agreement dividing the Americas between Spain and Portugal ("Treaty of Tordesillas")
    Feb 11, 1494

    Pope Alexander VI brokers an agreement dividing the Americas between Spain and Portugal ("Treaty of Tordesillas")

  • Colombo captures 1,500 slaves on Hispaniola
    Feb 11, 1494

    Colombo captures 1,500 slaves on Hispaniola

  • The Spanish found Santo Domingo in the island of Hispaniola, the first Spanish town in the Americas
    Feb 11, 1496

    The Spanish found Santo Domingo in the island of Hispaniola, the first Spanish town in the Americas

  • Colombo explores the coast of Venezuela
    Feb 11, 1498

    Colombo explores the coast of Venezuela

  • Amerigo Vespucci travels to South America
    Feb 11, 1499

    Amerigo Vespucci travels to South America

  • Portuguese explorer Alvares Cabral lands on the coast of Brazil
    Feb 11, 1500

    Portuguese explorer Alvares Cabral lands on the coast of Brazil

  • The Spanish colonists of Hispaniola begin importing African slaves
    Feb 11, 1501

    The Spanish colonists of Hispaniola begin importing African slaves

  • Jews escape the Portuguese Inquisition by emigrating to Brazil
    Feb 11, 1503

    Jews escape the Portuguese Inquisition by emigrating to Brazil

  • The seat of the viceroy of Brazil is moved from Bahia to Rio

    The seat of the viceroy of Brazil is moved from Bahia to Rio

  • Gaspar de Portola is appointed governor of Las Californias

    Gaspar de Portola is appointed governor of Las Californias

  • Santander returns from exile to rule Colombia/ Nueva Grenada

    Santander returns from exile to rule Colombia/ Nueva Grenada

  • Jose Eloy Alfaro, representing the anti-clerical liberals from Guayaquil, becomes president of Ecuador

    Jose Eloy Alfaro, representing the anti-clerical liberals from Guayaquil, becomes president of Ecuador

  • Civil war erupts in Colombia between liberals and conservatives ("Guerra de los Mil Dias")

    Civil war erupts in Colombia between liberals and conservatives ("Guerra de los Mil Dias")

  • Colombian troops abolish the "Marquetalia Republic"

    Colombian troops abolish the "Marquetalia Republic"

  • The USA dispatches the marines to restore order in the Dominican Republic after the communists try a coup

    The USA dispatches the marines to restore order in the Dominican Republic after the communists try a coup

  • A fire in Honduras kills 102 convicts

    A fire in Honduras kills 102 convicts

  • A fire in a jail in the Chilean capital Santiago kills at least 83 inmates

    A fire in a jail in the Chilean capital Santiago kills at least 83 inmates

  • A Spanish judge accuses Venezuela of having supported a deal between Colombia's terrorists FARC and Spain's terrorists ETA to assassinate Colombia's president

    A Spanish judge accuses Venezuela of having supported a deal between Colombia's terrorists FARC and Spain's terrorists ETA to assassinate Colombia's president

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