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Spanish Conquest and Colonization of the New World

By Efrain.Velez
  • 1518

    Spanish allow slaves directly from Africa

  • 1519

    Cortes lands on Gulf of Mexico

    Founds the town La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz
  • 1522

    Circumnavigation

  • 1523

    Franciscans appeared in Mexico

  • 1523

    Start of Maya Conquest

  • 1526

    Montejo gains legal right to conquer Yucatan Penisula

    Lobbied on behalf of Cortes to have a right to conquer, but also lobbided for the Yucatan Penisula to be in the hands of the
  • 1526

    Dominicans Appeared in Mexico

  • 1527

    Francisco de Montejo

    Lands of Yucatan Peninsula
  • 1530

    Pizarro gains legal right to Counqer Peru

    Back stabs his friend Almargo
  • 1530

    Enslavement of Indians for any reason banned

  • 1532

    Start of Peruvian Conquest

  • 1533

    Mendicants arrive in Mexico

  • 1534

    anti slavery decree revoked

    Indians could be enslaved on grounds of Prisoners of war etc.
  • 1542

    Leyes Nuevas

    Banned slavery of Indians and made all current Indian slaves to have proof that they were enslaved justly under old system
  • 1570

    118,000 Colonists

    13 Colonies wouldn't reach that until 1670's
    increased to 650,000 by 1650 roughly the size of Aragon at the time
  • 1573

    All Spanish Conquests were to Stop

    Philip II decree