Latin American History By alrobertson 1500 BCE Mayan Civilization Begins Mar 14, 1300 Inca Civilization Begins Mar 14, 1300 Tenochtitlan Built by Aztecs Mar 14, 1519 Cortes Attacks the Aztecs Mar 14, 1521 Cortes and Spanish Defeat Aztecs Mar 14, 1531 Pizarro Kills Atahaulpa Mar 14, 1533 Pizarro Conquers Inca Empire Mar 14, 1791 L'Ouverture and Haiti Revolution Begins Mar 11, 1803 L'Ouverture Dies in French Prison Mar 14, 1810 Hidalgo Begins Mexican Revolution Mar 14, 1810 Bolivar Frees Venezuela Mar 14, 1811 Hidalgo Captured and Killed Mar 14, 1824 Bolivar Frees Most of South America From Spanish Mar 14, 1830 Bolivar Dies of Tuberculosis