New Spain · event 8 of 9

1629

The great flood. Water stands in the city for five years, killing thousands. Abandoning the site and rebuilding elsewhere is seriously considered.

The New Spain era

  1. 13 August 1521
  2. 1524
  3. 1531
  4. 1535
  5. 1553
  6. 1573
  7. 1607
  8. 1629
  9. 1692

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