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In an attempt to find a westward passage to India Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas. This was the beginning of European settlement.
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Vasco Nunez and a group of explorers discover the Pacific Ocean through Panama
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Hernan Cortes with 508 men and 16 horses, they discovered and destroyed the Aztec civilization.
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After an unsuccessful attempt to find an indigenous tribe on the coats of Columbia, Pascual de Andagoya sold his ships to Fransisco Pizarro.
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With twice as many men with them, Pizarro and his crew, crossed the equator and intercepted a raft filled with various jewelry and treasure. They kidnapped three of the men on the raft to teach them to be translators.
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Pizarro and his group ventured farther south until they reached the well-developed city of Tumbez. For the first time, they had found evidence of a well-developed culture and city
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Pizarro founded the first Spanish settlement in Peru, San Miguel de Piura in July 1532.
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In November of 1533, Pizarro and his army drove into the City of Cuzco, one the largest and wealthiest cities in the Incan Empire; a place filled with the treasures they had been seeking for so long. The Spaniards took over many of the buildings and temples, obtaining the various treasures they had to offer.
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Inca leaders continued to resist the Spaniards up until 1572, when its last city, Vilcabamba, was captured.
