Chili Timeline, 8,000 BCE - 750 CE By samanth_axon Period: Dec 7, 600 to Dec 7, 1450 Reional and Transgressional Interactions Jan 1, 1400 Incas Conquer Northern Chili Period: Dec 7, 1450 to Dec 7, 1750 Period 4: Global Interactions Dec 7, 1520 Ferdinand Magellan arrives in Chili Jan 1, 1533 Spanish conquer Inca Empire Jan 1, 1535 Indigenous Araucanian people successfully resist first Spanish invasion of Chili Jan 1, 1540 Pedro de Valdivia begins Spanish conquest and founds Santiago Dec 7, 1551 Wine first starts to be produced (valueable) Jan 1, 1553 Araucanians capture and kill Valdivia Jan 1, 1700 The population of Chili is around 100,000