-500 ⟶ Tomato Cultivation in Southern Mexico

At this date, tomato was already being cultivated in souther...
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🌻 Sunflower cultivation begins in North America

Sunflowers are first cultivated in North America.⟶
Sunflower cultivation begins in North America (-3000)
AgricultureSunflowerCultivationNorth AmericaEarly agriculturePre-Columbian
United StatesUnited States

🥒 Cucumber Cultivation in Western Asia

Lower bound for the cultivation of cucumbers in the western Asia.⟶
Cucumber Cultivation in Western Asia (-1000)
AgricultureCropsAncient HistoryWestern AsiaCucumbers

🍅 Tomato Cultivation in Southern Mexico

At this date, tomato was already being cultivated in southern Mexico and probably other areas.: 13⟶
Tomato Cultivation in Southern Mexico (-500)
AgricultureCropsPre-ColumbianMexicoTomatoesIndigenous Food
MexicoMexico

🍉 Watermelon Cultivation in Seville

Evidence of watermelons cultivated in Seville.⟶
Watermelon Cultivation in Seville (1158)
FruitSpainAgricultureCropsMedieval PeriodFood HistoryCultivation
SpainSpain

🍅 Tomato Transfer to Europe

Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés may have been the first to transfer a small yellow tomato to Europe after he captured the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City.⟶
Tomato Transfer to Europe (1521)
TomatoSpainMexicoColumbian ExchangeAgricultureFood HistoryIntroduction
SpainSpainMexicoMexico

🌽 Maize Introduced into Spain

Maize introduced into Spain by Hernán Cortés from Mexico⟶
Maize Introduced into Spain (1530)
MaizeCornSpainMexicoColumbian ExchangeAgricultureFood HistoryCrops
SpainSpainMexicoMexico