Spanish Conquest By flickster_22 Oct 8, 1487 Aztecs finish building Great Temple at Tenochtitlan Aug 1, 1498 Cristopher Columbus Lands on American Continent Oct 8, 1510 Balboa establishes first permanent settlement Sep 30, 1513 Balboa reaches Pacific Ocean Jun 30, 1520 La Noche Triste Oct 8, 1520 Montezuma 2nd stoned to death Oct 8, 1521 Spanish capture Tenochtitlan Jul 26, 1533 Atahualpa executed Dec 2, 1547 Death of Cortes
