1 janv. 1492 - Columbus sails the ocean blue
Description:
- Spain begins colonization of new world- Columbian Exchange begins: new world trades corn, potatoes, tobacco, and rubber while the old world rades livestock, smallpox, influenze, and coffee
- hacienda and encomienda system, and a race-based caste system
- leads to the death of millions of Native Americas due to influx of diseases they are not immune to
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1492
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 534 ans