Amerigo Vespucci sails the Atlantic
Treaty of Tordesillas is signed
The Protestant Reformation begins
Catholics and Protestants reach a long-awaited settlement
Man should not obey the unjust law
<span>The Catholic church was the force in colonizing the southwestern part of america when it was colonized by the Spanish north of the Rio Grande river. Missionaries spread the gospel among the indians and presidios were built at this time to further the colonization.</span>
