Spanish Conquest

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  • Spanish finds america
    Oct 8, 1492

    Spanish finds america

    in 1492 Christopher Columbus finds America while looking for new land
  • Period: Oct 1, 1494 to Dec 31, 1572

    Colonising America

  • Spanish driven out of tenochtitlan
    Oct 8, 1520

    Spanish driven out of tenochtitlan

    Spanish driven out of tenochtitlan by the aztecs
  • Aztecs conquered
    Oct 8, 1521

    Aztecs conquered

    Hernán Cortés’ army conquers the Aztecs after the siege of Tenochtitlan.
  • Incas conquerded by Spanish
    Oct 8, 1532

    Incas conquerded by Spanish

    Francisco Pizarro captures the Inca ruler Atahualpa at the Battle
    of Cajamarca.