1200-01-01 00:00:00

Manco Capac found Cusco

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1271-01-01 00:00:00

Marco Polo's Journey begans

1295-01-01 00:00:00

Marco Polo arrives in Venice

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1438-01-01 00:00:00

The 9th Inca Pachacutec's 33 year reign begins

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1450-01-01 00:00:00

The Chimu kingdom is conquered by the Incas

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1492-01-01 00:00:00

Christopher Columbus sails to the New World

1502-01-01 00:00:00

Amerigo Vespucci returns from his explorations of the New World

American continents named after him by German mapmaker.

1513-01-01 00:00:00

Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean

Francisco Pizarro accompanied him.

1519-01-01 00:00:00

Ferdinand Magellan embarks on a journey around the world

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1521-01-01 00:00:00

Hernando Cortez defeats the Aztec Empire

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1522-01-01 00:00:00

Pascual de Andagoya discovers the Inca Empire

The career of Andagoya commenced in Panama, whose capital he founded in 1519 with 400 settlers. Later he moved south towards the Colombian coast, until he reached San Juan, where he took charge as governor. This was when he learned of the existence of the Inca Empire, in the distant territory called "Birú", or "Pirú". In 1522 he attempted a conquest, but it ended in miserable failure.

1524-01-01 00:00:00

Pizarro formed a partnership with a priest, Hernando de Luque, and a soldier, Diego de Almagro, to explore and conquer South America.

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1524-09-13 00:00:00

Pizarro First expedition

1524-09-13 00:00:00

Pizarro First Expedition

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1526-08-01 00:00:00

Pizarro Second Expedition

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1527-01-01 00:00:00

Huayna Capac dies from smallpox

The Inca empire is divided between his two sons, Atahualpa and Huáscar.

1528-01-01 00:00:00

Pizarro returns to Spain where he obtains a license to conquer Peru

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1528-04-01 00:00:00

Pizarro reaches the northwestern Peruvian Tumbes Region

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1530-12-27 00:00:00

Pizarro's third and final expedition left Panama for Peru

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1532-01-01 00:00:00

Pizarro once again landes in the coasts near Ecuador

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1532-04-01 10:41:54

Athualpa's Generals capture Cuzco

After the victory at Chimborazo, Atahualpa stopped in Cajamarca as his generals followed Huáscar to the south. The second confrontation took place at Quipaipan, where Huáscar was again defeated, his army disbanded, Huáscar himself captured and - save for the intervention of Pizarro - the entire Inca empire nearly fallen to Atahualpa. Source Wikipedia.

1532-07-01 00:00:00

Pizarro established the first Spanish settlement in Peru

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1532-11-16 00:00:00

Battle of Cajamarca

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1533-05-03 00:00:00

Pizarro ordered the ransom melted down

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1533-07-26 00:00:00

Atahualpa is executed

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1534-03-23 00:00:00

Pizarro arrives in Cuzco

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1535-01-18 00:00:00

Pizarro founds the city of Lima

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1538-04-26 00:00:00

Battle of Las Salinas

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1541-06-26 00:00:00

Assassination of Pizarro

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1544-01-01 00:00:00

Assassination of Manco Inca

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1548-04-09 00:00:00

Battle of Jaquijahuana

Gonzalo Pizarro is killed by representatives of the king.

1561-01-01 00:00:00

Sayri Tupac dies

Titu Cusi becomes the new Inca Emperor.

1571-01-01 00:00:00

Titu Cosi dies

Tupac Amaru becomes emperor