... frustrations with how independence had led to situations where caudillos (authoritarian leaders) rose to power.
Bolivar had wanted a united Spanish America, a great nations, but the wars of independence had tended to result in charismatic military rulers leading their own countries in authoritarian ways -- what we today would call dictators.
1. Christopher Columbus sailed on his first voyage in 1492.
2. Jacques Cartier (French explorer) established the first fur trading between 1530-1540
3. The Muscovy Company was founded in 1555.
4. First Spanish settlement was established in 1565. (St. Augustine, Florida.)
So it goes, Christopher Columbus sets out on his first voyage, The French establish a fur trade in Canada, The Muscovy Company is founded, and The Spanish establish their first settlement in North America.
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