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Oct 16, 1492
Cuba
Christopher Colombus lands on Cuba. -
Oct 16, 1498
South America
Christopher Columbus sees first American mainland. -
Oct 16, 1513
Florida
Ponce De Leon landed on the coast of Florida and claims it for Spain. -
Oct 16, 1570
Centroamerica
The Spanish established the district of Gautemala. -
Dominican Republic
Spain cedes control of Santo Domingo to the French. -
Mexico
Mexico war of independance. -
Centroamerica
Centroamerica breaks breaks apart into Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica. -
California
California becomes a state of the United States. -
Puerto Rico
Slavery is abolished from Puerto Rico. -
New York
Peurto Ricans settled in New York. It is now called Spanish Harlem. -
Centroamerica
U.S. troops invade Panama to capture panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega.