A map showing North, Central, and South America and the West Indies in the sixteenth century.
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Reign of Topa Inca
Columbus Lands in the Americas
Ponce de León’s Voyages
Reign of Huayna Capac
West Indian Uprisings
Rise of the Fur Trade
Decline of Moundville
Cortés Conquers Aztecs in Mexico
De Soto’s North American Expedition
Silver Is Discovered in Spanish America
Maya Resist Spanish Incursions in Yucatán
Powhatan Confederacy Is Founded
Lost Colony of Roanoke
Drake’s Expedition to the West Indies
Oñate’s New Mexico Expedition
Ralegh Arrives in Guiana
