Dutch West India Company seizes Bahia
Trade
1624
Rio de la Plata, with capital in Buenos Aires, becomes fourth viceroyalty
Government
1776
Tupac Amaru II, a Jesuit-educated Incan, is executed after leading a revolt
War
1781
Spain begins 10-year war with Britain--Spanish navy overwhelmed
War
1796
Toussaint L'Ouverture writes new constitution for Saint-Domingue (Haiti)
Government
1801
Haiti gains independence from France
Geography
1804
Prince Joao of Portugal flees to Brazil as Napoleon invades
Government
1807
Napoleon imprisons Spanish king--beginning of independence for Latin America
Government
1808