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Apr 24, 1492
Year Columbus sails to America.
After a brief stop at Jamaica, Columbus sailed to Central America, arriving at Guanaja (Isla de Pinos) in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras on 30 July. -
Apr 25, 1493
Spain and Portugal sign the treaty of tordesillas
Because spain and portugal were very active in exploring south america tensions grew greater between them, s o much so that the Pope Alexander VI had to step in to keep the peace between the two countries. -
Apr 25, 1502
Columbus's final voyage to the New World
On Christopher Columbus's last voyage to the New World, he sailed to Mexico, Honduras and Panama (in Central America) and Santiago (Jamaica). It is said that Columbus was buried in eastern Hispaniola, which is now present-day Dominican Republic. -
Apr 25, 1519
Hernando Cortes lands on mexican shores
Under the Spanish flag Cortes sailed to Mexico and began to trek inwards. This type of explorer was called the conquistador. -
Apr 24, 1521
Year Cortez conquers the Aztecs.
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, led by Hernando Cortes, was a landmark victory for the European settlers. -
Apr 24, 1543
Year Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory.
Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory, which is the theory that the planets revolved around the sun. Copernicus was told by many he should publish his new findings in a book called " On the revolutions of the heavenly bodies." -
Apr 25, 1560
Economic and Social Crisis
Europe suffered from inflation, which is the rising of prices, from 1560-1660. Spain wasn't finding enough silver, population began to decrease, warfare, plague, and famine all contributed to the population decline. The more gold Spain got, the less gold was worth. -
money coming over from america
All the gold and silver coming over from america caused inflation in europe. -
divine right
The idea that nobles were gods representitives on earth. -
Year English settles to James Town. (1607)
Jamestown was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America. -
Year Louis XIV of France begins his reign.
Louis XIV became king at the age of four in 1643 upon the death of his father ... But, he managed to preserve the power of France throughout his long rule. -
Peter the Great of Russia begins his reign
Peter the Great had became a czar while a child and went into power in 1682. He wanted to borrow European technology to modernize the military and then won a war against Sweden and built St. Petersburg. -
Year Glorious Revolution in England.
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the name of the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). -
Year Napoleon conquers most Europe
In less than a decade, Napoleon's French armies conquered most of Western Europe. -
The Storming of the Batille
A mob was joined by some of the King's soldiers, and stormed the Bastille, which was part in response to the King bringing in the Swiss soldiers. The commander of the Bastille attempted a surrender but the mob would not accept it; he and every other gaurd were were killed as the mob poured through the gates.
