Conquest of the New World By lillp Period: Mar 16, 1428 to Mar 16, 1521 Aztec Empire Period: Mar 16, 1438 to Mar 16, 1533 Inca Empire Mar 15, 1492 Christopher Columbus makes his first voyage to the Americas Mar 15, 1502 First Slaves to the Americas Mar 15, 1517 The Protestant Reformation Started Period: Jan 16, 1519 to Mar 16, 1521 Spanish invasion of Aztec Empire Mar 15, 1530 First Portuguese plantations in Brazil Mar 15, 1532 Spaish Conquest of the Inca Empire Mar 15, 1607 Jamestown, Virginia established, as the first permanent English settlement in North America Period: Mar 16, 1612 to Mar 16, 1757 East India Company joint stock company in India to facilitate trades to other countries Period: Mar 16, 1632 to Mar 16, 1704 John Locke : Enlightenment thinker who developed the Social Contract Period: Mar 16, 1680 to Mar 16, 1880 Triangle Trade Period: Mar 16, 1694 to Mar 16, 1778 Voltaire : Enlightenment writer who advocated for freedom and separation of church and state Mar 15, 1700 The Start of the Enlightenment Period: Mar 16, 1753 to Mar 16, 1764 The French and Indian War