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1519
Hernan Cortes
The Spanish conquistador who make discovery of America, he tried his fortune in the new lands, where he was as mayor of Cuba for a short period of time. -
1520
The Aztec City
Tenochtitlan, also known as Mexica-Tenochtitlan, was a large Mexica altepetl in what is now the center of Mexico City. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear. The date 13 March 1325, was chosen in 1925 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city. -
1521
Life in New Spain (Colonial Spain)
he Viceroyalty of New Spain was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. It covered a huge area that included territories in North America, South America, Asia and Oceania. -
1521
La Malinche
Malinche era una mujer nahuatl oriunda del actual estado mexicano de Veracruz. Malinalli había nacido hacia el año 1500, posiblemente cerca de Coatzacoalcos, antigua capital olmeca situada entonces al sureste del Imperio azteca, en la región de la actual Veracruz. -
1527
The Audiencia
The Real Audiencia of Mexico Spanish: Real Audiencia de México or high court was the highest tribunal of the Spanish crown in the Kingdom of New Spain not to be confused with the Viceroyalty of New Spain named after the kingdom which had a higher hierarchy and controller -
1532
Castile
New World kingdom dependent on the crown of Castile, since the initial funds for exploration came from Queen Isabella of Castile -
1534
Rio de la Plata
The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, also known as Viceroyalty of the Provinces of the Río de la Plata or Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires, was a political-territorial entity that established the Spanish Crown in America as an integral part of the Spanish Empire. -
1552
Antonio de Mendoza
Antonio de Mendoza y Pacheco was a Spanish politician and military man, knight of Santiago, commander of Socuéllamos, first viceroy of the new Spain from 1535 to 1550 and second of Peru, from 1551 to 1552 -
1560
Chichimeca war
The Chichimeca War was a military conflict waged by Spain against the Chichimeca Confederation established in the lowlands of Mexico, called La Gran Chichimeca located in the West North-Central Mexican states. The region is now called the Bajío -
1564
Luis de Velasco
died in office -
Guatemala
The Spanish conquest of Guatemala was a protracted conflict during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, in which Spanish colonisers gradually incorporated the territory that became the modern country of Guatemala into the colonial Viceroyalty of New -
Yucatan
the region of Yucatan is promoted as a capataincy general in its own right
