Category: American history

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North America 1427: Tepanec War
North America 1427
Tepanec War

The Mexica—the last of a number of...

North America 1441: Collapse of the League of Mayapan
North America 1441
Collapse of the League of Mayapan

United since 987 under the League of...

North America 1486: Aztec expansion
North America 1486
Aztec expansion

Under Moctezuma I (1440–1468) the...

North America 1492: Arrival of Columbus
North America 1492
Arrival of Columbus

In 1492 the Spanish monarchs...

North America 1492: First contacts
North America 1492
First contacts

Finding the first people he...

North America 1494: Columbus’ second voyage
North America 1494
Columbus’ second voyage

Impressed by his reports, Ferdinand...

North America 1496: Colony of Santo Domingo
North America 1496
Colony of Santo Domingo

Having secured a base at La Isabela,...

North America 1497: John Cabot’s expeditions
North America 1497
John Cabot’s expeditions

Columbus’ discoveries created...

North America 1500: Fall of Columbus
North America 1500
Fall of Columbus

Distrusting Columbus’ claimed...

North America 1503: First Spanish attempts on the Mainland
North America 1503
First Spanish attempts on the Mainland

By the beginning of the 16th century...

North America 1508: Colonization of Puerto Rico
North America 1508
Colonization of Puerto Rico

In 1508 the Spanish explorer Ponce...

North America 1511: Spanish expansion in the Caribbean
North America 1511
Spanish expansion in the Caribbean

Following their colonization of...

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