Spanish conquest By paddyfinn61 Period: Oct 8, 1300 to Oct 8, 1600 Years Aug 11, 1487 Aztecs finish building Great temple at Tenochtitlan Oct 8, 1487 Spanish capture tenochtitlan Nov 11, 1492 Christopher Columbus land on American continent Aug 21, 1510 balboa establishes first permanent settlement Sep 29, 1513 Balboa reaches the Pacific Ocean Sep 11, 1520 la Noche Triste Nov 11, 1520 Montezuma II stoned to death Aug 9, 1534 Atahualpa executed Dec 31, 1547 Death of Cortes
