Category: Cuba

North America 1492

First contacts

Finding the first people he...

North America 1494

Columbus’ second voyage

Impressed by his reports, Ferdinand...

North America 1496

Colony of Santo Domingo

Having secured a base at La Isabela,...

North America 1503

First Spanish attempts on the Mainland

By the beginning of the 16th century...

North America 1508

Colonization of Puerto Rico

In 1508 the Spanish explorer Ponce...

North America 1511

Spanish expansion in the Caribbean

Following their colonization of...

North America 1517

Spanish–Mesoamerican contact

Despite almost 25 years of Spanish...

North America 1519

Cortés’ expedition to Mexico

In 1518 and 1519 the Spanish...

North America 1520

Captivity of Moctezuma II

Soon after arriving in Tenochtitlan,...

North America 1523

Spanish Consolidation in Mexico

Cortés’ capture of Tenochtitlan...

North America 1840

Centralist Mexico

Mexico was more stable than Central...

North America 1845

Annexation of Texas

An even bigger flashpoint than...

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