TIMELINE:
Brief History of Hispanic Settlement in New Mexico
Moors Occupy Spain
711 Spain invaded by Moors from North Africa; 781 years of occupation follow
1492 "La Reconquista" (reconquest) of Granada, Spain; Moors and Jews driven out of southern Spain
Spanish Exploration of the Caribbean and Mexico
1492 Columbus voyages to the Americas
1519 Cortés arrives in Valley of Mexico
1521 Conquest of Tenochtítlan (Aztecs) by Cortés
1521-1561 Spanish consolidation of Mexico, consisting of expeditions and
settlements
Spanish Exploration of New Mexico
1528-1536 Pánfilo de Narváez expedition shipwrecked near Galveston, Texas; survivors traverse New Mexico
1539 Fray Marcos de Niza expedition
1540-1542 Coronado expedition to New Mexico
1581 Rodríguez, Chamuscado expedition to New Mexico
1582 Beltrán, Espejo expedition to New Mexico
1590 Castaño de Sosa expedition to New Mexico
1595 Leyba, Umana expedition to New Mexico Juan de Oñate contracted to colonize New Mexico
Spanish Colonial Era in New Mexico
1598 First colony in New Mexico established at San Juan de los Caballeros
1607 Santa Fe founded
Significant Dates in New Mexico Hispanic Culture
and History
January
1 Año Nuevo - New Year's Day - Día de los Manueles
6 Día de Los Reyes Magos (Spanish or Little Christmas)
6 1822 NM Celebrates Mexican Independence
12 1912 New Mexico Statehood
14 1847 Taos insurrection begins - Gov. Bent assassinated
16 1793 Birth of Padre Antonio Martinez
22 1599 Battle of Ácoma with Spanish settlers
25 1625 Enthronement of La Conquistadora
