Discovery Of The New World- Newhart Period 8 By bengel1 Jan 1, 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue Jan 1, 1511 First enslaved Africans arrive in America Jan 1, 1521 Cortés conquers the Aztec empire The Aztecs basically destroyed themsleves when mistaking Cortés for a God named Quetzlcoatl. The Aztecs did whatever Cortés said, even to give him all of their gold Jan 1, 1533 Pizarro conquers the Incas Jan 1, 1607 English found Jamestown Jan 1, 1620 English found Plymouth Jan 1, 1763 French and Inidan War ends