Spanish Conquest Timeline By tara_w Period: Oct 8, 1300 to Oct 8, 1600 Spanish Conquest timeline Jul 6, 1487 Aztecs finish building Great Temple at Tenochtitlan Nov 10, 1492 Christopher Columbus lands on American Continent Aug 7, 1510 Balboa establishes firast permanent settlement Sep 11, 1513 Balboa reaches the Pacific Ocean Jun 10, 1520 La Noche Triste Aug 9, 1520 Montezuma II stoned to death Feb 13, 1521 Spanish capture Tenochtitlan Jun 8, 1534 Atahualpa executed Nov 19, 1547 Death of Cortes