Costa Rica

Foundation of the San Miguel village
1530

Foundation of the San Miguel village

Foundation of the San Salvador village
1525

After a long struggle, Spaniards manage to found the village of San Salvador

Foundation of the Village of Brussels
1524

Hernando Soto and Francisco Hernandez de Cordova found the city of Brussels on Costa Rica’s Atlantic coast

Spanish Andres Pino reaches the Pacific coast
1522

Spanish Andres Pino reaches the Pacific coast and names the Gulf of Fonseca

Christopher Columbus lands on the islands on his fourth voyage
1502

Admiral Christopher Columbus arrives at the islands during his fourth trip and touches down on Central America