sailing west to go east
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Columbus and 90 sailors set sail in threecaravels
Pope Alexander Vi divided the New World. The Treaty of Tordesillas established the
Line of Demarcation at 38º west longitude
The Spanish tricked Montezuma into becoming hisprisoner. The Spanish were in control of
Tenochtitlan. The Aztec Rebelled and the Spanishescaped from Tenochtitlan (LA NOCHE TRISTE)
Francisco Pizarro and 180 soldiersreached the Incan capital of Cuzco
Cristopher Columbus visited QueenIsabella and got her support to travel to
India by sailing west.
Hernan Cortes finally conqueredTenochtitlan a year after «la Noche
Triste»
Columbus found land, it was the Island of la Hispaniola and Cuba
Hernan Cortés and 500 soldiers landed onthe Yucatan Peninsula. They began a march
inland. Early in the Journey they metMalinche
The Spanish controlled most of the Island in the Caribbean. From their base in Cuba, they set out to explore mainland in Central
America.
Francisco Pizarro took advantage of theRival relationship between Atahualpa
and his half-brother, Huascar, and tookcontrol of the Incan Empire
1492
Cristopher Columbus visited Queen Isabella and got her support to travel to India by sailing west.
August 1492.
Columbus and 90 sailors set sail in threecaravels
October 12th.
Columbus found land, it was the Island of la Hispaniola and Cuba
Pope Alexander Vi divided the New World. The Treaty of Tordesillas established the
Line of Demarcation at 38º west longitude
The Spanish controlled most of the Island in the Caribbean. From their base in Cuba, they set out to explore mainland in Central
America.
Hernan Cortés and 500 soldiers landed onthe Yucatan Peninsula. They began a march
inland. Early in the Journey they metMalinche
The Spanish tricked Montezuma into becoming hisprisoner. The Spanish were in control of
Tenochtitlan. The Aztec Rebelled and the Spanishescaped from Tenochtitlan (LA NOCHE TRISTE)
Hernan Cortes finally conqueredTenochtitlan a year after «la Noche
Triste»
Francisco Pizarro and 180 soldiersreached the Incan capital of Cuzco
Francisco Pizarro took advantage of theRival relationship between Atahualpa
and his half-brother, Huascar, and tookcontrol of the Incan Empire