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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus lands in Cap Haitien and claims the island of Hispaniola for Spain. -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
Revolutions
This revolutions marked a period in history. In which the population rises and revolt against authorities, trying to get what they wanted. -
Aug 1, 1498
Gulf of Paria
Columbus entered the Gulf of Paris in Venezuela and planted the Spanish flag in South America. -
Period: Aug 1, 1498 to
Jose de San Martin
Argentine general and prime leader of South America´s struggle for Independence. -
Jan 7, 1532
Spanish conquistadors
Spanish conquistadors arried in the intentent of finding treasures and conquering rich land. -
French Settlements and Plantations
french settlements and plantations are established in the coastal areas on the western of the island. -
First French settlements
First French Settlements on the Tortuga island are established. -
Treaty of Ryswick
Spain cedes the Western third of Hispaniola to France. -
The French Colony
This colony of Saint Domingue is the most lucrative colony in the world. Their slaved tropical crops were: Sugar, rum, cotton, tobacco and indigo, which generated great wealth. -
Steam engine
powers the first trains, steamboats and factories. -
Spinning Jenny
the machine spins more than one ball of yarn or thread at a time, making it easier and faster to make cloth. -
Lexington VS Concord
First military engagements of the American Revolutionary. Conflicts between the British troops and colonial militiament. Britain´s General Gage had a plan, their destinations were Lexington, where they would capture Colonial Leaders and then Concord where they would seize gunpowder. Then the rebels started war for their independence. -
Jose de San Martin was born
Jose de San Martin is born. -
No respect for creoles
In the court of Caracas, no native Venezuelans were appointed from 1786 to1810:during that time, ten spaniards and four creoles from other areas served. This irritated the influential creoles who correctlly felt tha they were being ignored. -
King Charles III from Spain´s death
Spain weakened, a powerful King died leaving his son, Charles IV King of Spain, was weak and indecesive and occupied himself with hunting, allowing his ministers to run the Empire. With a weak ruler and the military tied up, the New world decreases making the creoles feel ignored. -
American Independence
Parisian rreolutionaries and mutinous troops, dismantle thhe Bastille. This was a symbol of tyranny and signaled the beggining of the French Revolution. -
The Storming of the Bastille
Parisian revolutionaries and troops storm and dismantle the Bastille, it symbolized tyranny of the Boubon monarchs. It signaled the beggining of the French Revolution. -
Equal Rights
The Constituent Assembly decides that men older than 25 had the right to vote. -
army
The young Jose enters the army. -
Reign of Terror
period of violence tha ocurred after the French Revolution between Girondins and the Mountain; two politicl groups. It was marked by mas executions. -
Cotton gin
machine that makes it much easier to separate the cotton seeds from the cotton fibers. -
Louverture
Louverture forced Sonthonax to return to France, to strengthen his position and gain favor in Frace. Instead the colony defer to Louverture and reafirmed that he is the most powerful figure in Saint Domingue. -
Secret alliance treaty
Louverture signed a secret treaty alliance with England and the United States. -
Napoleon takes power
Napoleon Bonaparte took power in France. His rise to power strats with him being commissioned to put down a riot in Paris. -
Dessalines defeats Rigaud
With the help of the American vessels, Dessalines defeated Rigaud. Then, Louverture exiles Rigaud to France and divides the areas of conflicts, and granted general amnesty to everyone that helped him fight Rigaud. -
proclamation of a new consitution
Louverture proclaims the new consitution in Saint Domingue and was declared General Governor for life. Slavery was abolished and the constitution eliminates social distinctions of race and color. The consitution attempts to establish Saint Domingue as equal to France. Planter were unhappy with the state of affairs in Saint Domingue and relied on Bonaparte to unset Louverture. -
creation of Haiti monarchy
Haiti was named and declared and independent nation, by Jcan Jacques Dessalines. Later the Massacre of remining colonists began. -
Independence of Haiti
The united States recognized Haiti as an independent country. -
Division of Haiti
Haiti was divied into two parts, The Republic of Haiti and the Kingdodm of Haiti. -
Napoleon invades Spain
Napoleon was tired of how Charles IV was governing Spai so he decidede to invade not only Spain but Portugal too. He replaced Charles IV with his brother. -
Loyalty to Spain
Latin American countries sai that they were loyal to Spain. Not loyal to Napoleon controlling Spain. -
argentine general
He was the argentine general and was involved in the Spanish American wars of independence. he lead the revolutions against the Spanish rule in Argentina, Chile and Peru. -
Colonel
He is made colonel, form Granaderos regiment and marries Remedios Escalada. -
Invasion of Venezuela
SImon Bolivar and his followers invaded Venezuela, the start of Bolivar´s admirable campaign. -
Period: to
Simon Bolivar
was a Venezuelan military and political leader who estblished Venezuela, but had to fight to get it. -
Battle of Maipu
Jose de San Martin defeated an army of Spanish and royalists near the Maipu River in Chile. This battle marked the end of the Spanish power in Chile. -
Republic of Columbia
Bolivar liberated the original republis of Columbia and was the first freed from the Spanish. Bolivar was later named president of the republic of Colombia. -
Protector
Jose Martin was named protector of Peru, he gave rules to freeing slaves and giving freedom to the Peruvian Indians. -
Strategy to liberate Peru
Bolivar meets with Jose de San Martin in Guayaquil to talk about a strategy to liberate Peru. Bolivar took command of the operation. -
Battle of Junin
Simon Bolivar and Sucre lead 9,000 men to fight the Spanish in the battle of junin. Sucre takes action against the retreating Spaniards, while Bolivar must return to Lime to establish a government. -
Republic of Bolivia
Simon Bolivar makes the Reoublic of Bolivia, -
Independence of Brazil
Portugal recognize the Independence of Brazil. -
Invasion of Peru
Peru invades Bolivia and Colombia declares was on Peru. -
Slavery
Mexico abolishes slavery. -
British Honduras
Britain ocuppies the coast of Honduras. -
Telegraph
allows messages to be sent quicklier over a wire -
retirement
He returned o Peru with his wife and children and was named King of Peru for al the things he did. -
King of Peru
Jose de San Martin retired and returned from Peru, and was named King of Peru. -
Dynamite
safer way to blast holes in mountains or the ground, instead of using lightning black powder. -
war by Chile against Bolivia and Peru
war between by Chile aganist Bolivia and Peru. Result of a territorial dispute over rich nitrate deposits. -
Slavery in Brazil
Slavery was abolished in Brazil before being a republic. -
Brazil became a Republic
They removed themselves from the monarchy system because of the poor leadership. -
New Consitution
After Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca established a republic, he created a new consitutio to combine the federal, democratic and republic forms of goverment.
