1539 ⟶ Hernando de Soto's Expedition into North America Begins

Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
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🌊 Balboa Reaches the Pacific Ocean

Vasco Núñez de Balboa, in service of Spain arrives at the Pacific Ocean (which he called Mar del Sur) across the Isthmus of Panama. He was the first European to do so.⟶
Balboa Reaches the Pacific Ocean (1513)
ExplorationDiscoverySpanish EmpirePanamaAge of ExplorationColonialismNew WorldMaritime History
SpainSpainPanamaPanama

🗺️ Ponce de León in Florida; Balboa Views the Pacific

Juan Ponce de León sights Florida and Vasco Núñez de Balboa sights the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean.⟶
Ponce de León in Florida; Balboa Views the Pacific (1513)
ExplorationDiscoverySpanish EmpireGeographyAge of ExplorationColonialismConquest
United StatesUnited StatesPanamaPanama

⚔️ Pizarro's Conquest of the Inca Empire Begins

Francisco Pizarro leads the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.⟶
Pizarro's Conquest of the Inca Empire Begins (1532)
ConquestColonialismInca EmpireSpanish EmpireExplorationMilitary HistoryImperialism
PeruPeruSpainSpainEcuadorEcuadorColombiaColombiaBoliviaBoliviaArgentinaArgentinaChileChile

🗺️ Hernando de Soto's Expedition into North America Begins

Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.⟶
Hernando de Soto's Expedition into North America Begins (1539)
ExplorationColonizationSpanish EmpireAge of ExplorationConquestIndigenous PeoplesColonialismEarly American History
United StatesUnited States

🏠 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
United StatesUnited StatesSpainSpain

⚔️ 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