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  • Mar 9, 1454

    Amerigo Vespucci was born

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

    Francisco Pizzarro was born

    Francisco Pizzarro was born
    Spanish Explorer, He conquered the Inca Empire.
  • Apr 6, 1485

    Hernando Cortes was born

    Hernando Cortes was born
    Spanish Explorer, He was a Spanish Conquistador who defeated the Aztects
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World

    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.
  • Sep 19, 1496

    Santo Domingo was established

    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.
  • Jun 14, 1509

    Juan Ponce de Leon became governer

    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

  • Feb 1, 1519

    Aztecs were attacked

    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

  • Jun 20, 1565

    Spain Expands Religon

    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.