The Americas & Oceania Timeline By laurenchen 1492 first voyage by Columbus to the western hemisphere 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas 1498 founding of Santo Domingo 1500 Brazil claimed for Portugal by Pedro Alvarez de Cabral 1515 social disruption and physical abuse brought decline to Taíno populations on the large Carribbean islands 1518 smallpox epidemic in the Caribbean Period: 1519 to 1521 Spanish conquest of Mexico 1520 smallpox spread to Peru 1525 execution of Cuauhtémoc Period: 1532 to 1540 Spanish conquest of Peru Period: 1532 to 1533 Francisco Pizarro and his followers toppled the Inca empire in Peru 1535 Spanish founded Lima 1545 Spanish discovery of silver near Potosí 1560 smallpox and measles ravage the whole Brazilian coast 1560 Jean Nicot introduces tobacco use to Paris 1565 Spanish mariners inaugurate the Manila galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco 1604 foundation of Port Royal (Nova Scotia) 1607 foundation of Jamestown 1608 foundation of Quebec 1623 foundation of New Amsterdam 1630 foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony 1661 Virginia law recognized all blacks as slaves 1680 native groups in northern Mexico mount the Pueblo revolt 1688 smallpox epidemic on Guam Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian war in North America 1763 transfer of French Canadian possessions to British rule Period: 1768 to 1779 Captain James Cook's exploration of the Pacific Ocean 1778 Captain James Cook crossed the Hawaiian islands 1780 native peoples revolt in the name of Túpac Amaru 1788 establishment of the first European colony in Australia