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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
History
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Aug 17, 1492
Columbus Signs Contract
Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain to find Indies. -
Sep 29, 1494
Columbus Returns
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain from Palos. -
Nov 28, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas!
The Treaty of Tordesillas signed by Spain and Portugal, for partitioning the World. -
May 15, 1502
Slaves!
The first African slaves arrived in North America. -
Jul 6, 1502
Final Voyage
Fourth and final voyage of Christopher Columbus leaves from Cadiz, Spain, with four ships. -
May 20, 1506
Columbus Death
Christopher Columbus dies in Valladolid, Spain. -
Nov 4, 1519
Cortes sets sail
Hernan Cortes sets sail from cuba with 16 horses and a few hundred men. -
Aug 12, 1522
Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan sails around the world. -
May 8, 1539
Hernando de Soto
He takes 570 men on an expedition to present day Tampa. -
May 21, 1542
Hernando's Death
Hernando de Soto dies in Desha County, Arizona from a bad fever. -
Apr 6, 1544
French Wins!
French defeated Spanish at Ceresole Battle -
Dec 2, 1547
Hernando Cortes
Hernando Cortes dies in Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain from pleurisy. -
Aug 1, 1558
Elizabeth
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England. -
Feb 15, 1571
Galileo
Galileo Galilei was born. -
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada got defeated by the English. -
Don Juan Onate
Traversed the bare Sonora Desert from Mexico into the Rio Grande Valley. -
Colonists Population
The population of American colonists reaches 475,000. -
Slavery
Slavery was abolished in Russia -
Slave Hanging
50 African American slaves are hung in Charleston South Carolina. -
Cotton Mills
Cotton Mills were first opened in England.
