Region
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, as today's map draws it. The atlas places 7,347 events here, from the earliest records to our own day: the most significant follow, era by era, with the civilizations at home here and their wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 7,347 events
- 7 civilizations
Civilizations through time
Our civilizations at home here; culture spheres outlinedEvents by era
The most significant of each era, with its centuries3500 – 1001 BCE0 events
No events recorded here in these years.
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1000 – 501 BCE0 events
No events recorded here in these years.
10th century BCE9th century BCE8th century BCE7th century BCE6th century BCE
500 – 1 BCE2 events
- Construction of Great Pyramid of Cholula300 BCE · Construction300 BCE
- 50 BCE eruption of Apoyeque50 BCE · Natural disaster50 BCE
5th century BCE4th century BCE3rd century BCE2nd century BCE1st century BCEMore on the atlas
1 – 500 CE9 events
- 450 CE eruption of Ilopango450 CE · Natural disaster450 CE
- Founding of Chichen Itza455 CE · Founding455 CE
- Founding of Kingdom of Pacaca1st millennium – 1st millennium CE · Founding1st millennium – 1st millennium CE
- Fall of Kingdom of Pacaca1st millennium – 1st millennium CE · Collapse1st millennium – 1st millennium CE
- solar eclipse of August 12, 6312 August 63 CE · Event12 August 63 CE
- solar eclipse of September 11, 5211 September 52 CE · Event11 September 52 CE
1st century CE2nd century CE3rd century CE4th century CE5th century CEMore on the atlas
501 – 1000 CE24 events
- Classic Maya collapse9th century CE · Event9th century CE
- Tikal–Calakmul wars537 – 838 CE · War537 – 838 CE
- Founding of Dos Pilas629 CE · Founding629 CE
- Abandonment of Dos Pilas761 CE · Collapse761 CE
- Founding of Autlán de Navarro7th century CE · Founding7th century CE
- Founding of Atemajac de Brizuela8th century CE · Founding8th century CE
6th century CE7th century CE8th century CE9th century CE10th century CEMore on the atlas
1001 – 150075 events
- first arrival of Christopher Columbus to America12 October 1492 · Event12 October 1492
- voyages by Christopher Columbus1492 – 1504 · Exploration1492 – 1504
- Flower War1454 – 1519 · War1454 – 1519
- Founding of Mexico City1325 – 1521 · Founding1325 – 1521
- Founding of Santo Domingo1496 · Founding1496
- Abandonment of Chichen Itza1178 · Collapse1178
11th century12th century13th century14th century15th centuryMore on the atlas
1501 – 18001,078 events
- Haitian Revolution1791 – 1804 · Rebellion1791 – 1804
- Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire1519 – 1521 · Event1519 – 1521
- Zong massacre29 November 1781 · Attack29 November 1781
- Fall of Tenochtitlan10 May 1521 · Siege10 May 1521
- First Maroon War1728 – 1739 · War1728 – 1739
- Spanish conquest of Guatemala1521 – 1697 · Event1521 – 1697
1801 – 19001,243 events
- Spanish–American War25 April 1898 · War25 April 1898
- Mexican-American War1846 – 1848 · War1846 – 1848
- Spanish American wars of independence1808 – 1833 · War1808 – 1833
- Banana Wars1898 – 1934 · War1898 – 1934
- Cuban War of Independence1895 – 1898 · War1895 – 1898
- Grito de Dolores16 September 1810 · Rebellion16 September 1810
1901 – 20003,137 events
- Cuban Missile Crisis14 October 1962 · Event14 October 1962
- Cuban Revolution1953 – 1959 · Rebellion1953 – 1959
- Mexican Revolution1910 – 1920 · War1910 – 1920
- Nicaraguan Revolution1978 – 1990 · Rebellion1978 – 1990
- Guatemalan Civil War1965 – 1996 · War1965 – 1996
- Salvadoran Civil War1979 – 1992 · War1979 – 1992
Since 20011,779 events
- 2010 Haiti earthquake12 January 2010 · Natural disaster12 January 2010
- Mexican drug war11 December 2006 · War11 December 2006
- Hurricane Irma30 August 2017 · Natural disaster30 August 2017
- Hurricane Patricia20 October 2015 · Natural disaster20 October 2015
- United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement1 July 2020 · Treaty1 July 2020
- Hurricane Ian23 September 2022 · Natural disaster23 September 2022
Wonders
Standing here, or onceTrade routes
With stops in the region- Camino Real de Tierra Adentro1598 – 1882 · by land · Mexico City, San Juan del Río, Querétaro and 9 more1598 – 1882
- Maya coastal canoe tradec. 800 CE – 1525 · by sea · Xicalango, Jaina, Isla Cerritos and 7 morec. 800 CE – 1525
- Aztec pochteca routesc. 1428 – 1521 · by land · Tenochtitlan, Cholula, Tochtepec and 4 morec. 1428 – 1521
- Manila galleons1565 – 1815 · by land and sea · Acapulco, Chilpancingo, Cuernavaca and 4 more1565 – 1815
- Potosí silver roadc. 1545 – 1740 · by land and sea · Panamá, Nombre de Dios and Portobeloc. 1545 – 1740
- Spanish treasure fleet1566 – 1790 · by sea and river · Veracruz, Portobelo and Havana1566 – 1790
- Atlantic slave trade1525 – 1867 · by sea · Cap-Français (Saint-Domingue) and Kingston1525 – 1867
- Panama Canal Route1914 – today · by sea and river · Colón and Panama City1914 – today
