1. Major Periods Post Conquest 1500s-1800s

2. Spanish Explorations1520s-1550s • Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca-1528-1536 • Fray Marcos de Niza-1538-1539 • Francisco Vazquez de Coronado-1540-1542 • Two Primary Objectives: • “edenic paradise” • Millenial kingdom

3. II. Settlement • El Nuevo Mexico, 1598, Juan de Onate • Pimeria Alta, (Arizona, Baja California, Sonora), 1700 • Texas (Tejas y Coahuila), 1736 • California, 1769

4. III. Expansion and Consolidation • 1692-1810 • Mestizaje, encomienda, ranchos, subjugation, • Ordinances of 1573: planning and organizing the frontier settlements, plaza mayor, reducciones,

5. IV. Mexican Independence1810-1821 • Miguel Hidalgo-1810-1811 • Jose Maria Morelos-1811-1816 • El Plan de Iguala, 1821 • Adams, Onis Treaty • 1819 treaty line—U.S. vs. Spanish possessions • Texas to Spain • Florida to the U.S.

6. V. The Mexican Southwest1810-1848 • 1824 Colonization Decree • The Texas Revolt-1820s-1830s • The Treaty of Velasco-1836 • The Mexican American War-1846-1848 • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo-1848