Df

Imperialism in Latin America

By Afrodita8
  • colon's expedition disembarks on the island of guanahani, cuba and santo domingo.
    1492

    colon's expedition disembarks on the island of guanahani, cuba and santo domingo.

    Christopher Columbus, representing the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon, Spanish kingdoms, made four famous voyages from Europe to America in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. In the first of these, he arrived in America on October 12, 1492, on an island in the Bahamas called Guanahani.
  • signing of the treaty of Tordesillas. the conquest of America begins.
    1494

    signing of the treaty of Tordesillas. the conquest of America begins.

    Treaty of 1494 between Portugal and Spain that divided the world as it was then understood between them.
  • the viceroyalty of New Spain is established.
    1535

    the viceroyalty of New Spain is established.

    After the destruction of the Aztec Empire and the domination of the natives, the Spanish conquistadors set out to destroy the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, and found a new European-looking city, Mexico City, which would become the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
  • rebellion of the comuneros in the viceroyalty of nueva granada

    rebellion of the comuneros in the viceroyalty of nueva granada

    The rebels demanded the annulment of the government's tax increases, so the rebels demanded the annulment of these taxes.
  • wars of independence begin throughout the continent.

    wars of independence begin throughout the continent.

    The final victory of Latin American patriots over Spain and the fading loyalist factions began in 1808 with the political crisis in Spain.
    the continetns independens was:
    Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, El Salvador, Perú, Panamá, Centroamérica
  • The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine was created by James Monroe. It issued a proclamation that served as justification for U.S. intervention in hemispheric affairs. It said that Europeans couldn't do anything to the western lands and the U.S. was just a free trade region.