Spanish Conquest Timeline By georgiagggiggles Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1600 Timeline Nov 8, 1487 Aztecs finish building Great Temple at Tenochtitlan Aug 3, 1492 Christopher Cloumbus lands on American continent Oct 8, 1510 Balboa establishes first permanent settlement Sep 10, 1513 Balboa reaches the Pacific Ocean Jun 30, 1520 La Noche Triste Aug 10, 1520 Montezuma II stoned to death Aug 9, 1521 Spanish capture Tenochtitlan Jul 25, 1533 Atahualpa excecuted Dec 2, 1547 The death of Cortes