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  • Amerigo Vespucci was born
    Mar 9, 1454

    Amerigo Vespucci was born

    Spanish Explorer, North and South America were named after him
  • Francisco Pizzarro was born
    Apr 6, 1475

    Francisco Pizzarro was born

    Spanish Explorer, He conquered the Inca Empire.
  • Hernando Cortes was born
    Apr 6, 1485

    Hernando Cortes was born

    Spanish Explorer, He was a Spanish Conquistador who defeated the Aztects
  • Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World

    Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World while in search of Asia. He had 3 boats: Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
  • Santo Domingo was established
    Sep 19, 1496

    Santo Domingo was established

    In 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus, Christopher's bother. Santo Domingo was on the island of Hispaniala, witch is now Dominican Rebuplic.
  • Juan Ponce de Leon became governer
    Jun 14, 1509

    Juan Ponce de Leon became governer

    In 1509 Juan Ponce came to the New World on Clombus's 2nd voyage. Juan then became the governer of Puerto Rico.
  • Apr 8, 1510

    Spain gets a stable settelment

  • Feb 22, 1512

    Amerigo Vespucci died

  • Aztecs were attacked
    Feb 1, 1519

    Aztecs were attacked

    In 1519 Spain attacked the Aztecs. It was 300000 Aztecs vs spain: 90–100 cavalry
    900–1,300 infantry
    6 guns
    13 brigantines
    Tlaxcala: 80,000–200,000
  • Jul 9, 1541

    Pizzarro died

  • Spain Expands Religon
    Jun 20, 1565

    Spain Expands Religon

    In 1565 Spain came to the New World (North+South America) and they speard their Religon when the attacked the French settlement.