1571American Indian Attack on Spanish Missionaries in Virginia

American Indians kill Spanish missionaries in what would lat...
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⛓️ ⛓️ African Slavery Begins in Americas

First reported African slaves in the New World
⛓️ African Slavery Begins in Americas (1502)
SlaveryColonialismNew WorldTransatlantic Slave TradeAtlantic WorldExploitationForced MigrationSpanish EmpirePortuguese EmpireEconomy
SpainSpainDominican RepublicDominican RepublicHaitiHaitiPortugalPortugal

💀 Christopher Columbus's Death

Christopher Columbus's Death (1506)
ExplorationColonialismDiscoveryAge of ExplorationSpanish EmpireEuropean ExpansionAtlantic World
SpainSpain

⛪ Jesuit Missionaries Found São Paulo

Jesuit Missionaries Found São Paulo (1554)
ColonialismCatholicismChristianityJesuitsMissionary Work
BrazilBrazil

🏠 Spanish Settlement of St. Augustine, Florida

Spanish settlers outside New Spain (Mexico) colonize Florida's coastline at St. Augustine.
Spanish Settlement of St. Augustine, Florida (1565)
ColonizationFloridaExplorationColonialismSpanish EmpireSettlementNew WorldIndigenous Peoples
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🏹 American Indian Attack on Spanish Missionaries in Virginia

American Indians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown, Virginia.
American Indian Attack on Spanish Missionaries in Virginia (1571)
ColonialismReligious ConflictIndigenous PeoplesSpanish ColonizationViolenceConflictMissionariesPowhatan ConfederacyVirginiaAtlantic World
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⚔️ Execution of Inca Leader Tupac Amaru I

Spanish conquistadores apprehend the last Inca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba, Peru, and execute him in Cuzco.
Execution of Inca Leader Tupac Amaru I (1572)
ColonialismInca EmpireSpanish EmpirePeruConquestResistanceIndigenous PeoplesMilitary History
PeruPeruSpainSpain