Mexican History 3

  • 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    This disrupted the trade routes to Asia, forcing Europeans to search for new ways to get there
  • 1492

    Reconquista

    The church wanted to expand the religion
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Arrival of Colon to America

    Cristobal Colon arrived to America thinking it was India, thanks to the invention of the Caravel ship, that could sail against the wind
  • 1519

    Colonization of America

    Cortes landed on America with 600 men, using advanced military techiniques, weapons and alliances
  • 1521

    Fall of the Aztec Empire

  • 1531

    Campaign against the Inca Empire

    Francisco Pizarro executed a campaign against the Inca empire, trying to capture the emperor Atahualpa
  • 1533

    Conquest of the Inca Empire