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Apr 19, 1325
Aztecs form their capital
The Aztecs arrive in Mexico's central valley and eventually found a marshy settlement called Tenochtitlán. This place became the Aztecs main capital and was very sacred. -
Jan 1, 1428
Aztec's conquer their rival tribe
The Aztec empire and they defeated there rival tribe in the city of Azcapotzalco. The Aztec then became on of the most powerful tribes in Mexico. Also, they develop there very own and unique religion and language as a result of this battle victory. -
Feb 11, 1519
The Spanish defeat the Aztecs
Hernan Cortés invaded Mexico in 1519 and conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed the new country named Mexico -
The Mexican war of independence
The war that lasted for almost 11 year from 1810-1821 was for Mexico to fight for its freedom and independence from France -
Battle of Puebla
The French had sent an army to Mexico to collect a debt that Mexico ow'd them. But, the Mexican's stopped a very large and very skilled French army in their tracks and the Mexican made the French army flee. -
The Mexican Revolution
The Mexican peasants were angry with the distribution of money and power and which they thought was unequal and unfair and started a revolution against the Mexican government. The war lasted 10 years and millions of Mexicans died. -
Pancho Villa attacks the USA
Pancho Villa led his army across the border and attacked the town of Columbus, New Mexico, they were hoping to collect money and wepons. Even though his army lost it was still a major even in Mexico history -
Assassination of Pancho Villa
One of the most legendary warlords Pancho Villa was shot over 40 times and killed in the town of Parral. People were questioning why someone would want to kill Pancho -
The Tlatelolco Massacre
Thousand of Mexican civilians gathered in the Plaza of Three Cultures to protest the government polices. The Mexican security all of a sudden opened fired into the crowd of unarmed, innocent, and respectful protesters and which killed hundreds of Mexican protesters. -
North America Free Trade Agreement
This agreement is an agreement signed by The United States, Mexico, and Canada that created a trade bloc through out all North America which allowed the country's to trade freely within North America.
