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Aztec Culture

By jordancf
  • Jan 1, 1248

    Chapultepec

    The first settlement of the Mexica.
  • Jan 1, 1250

    Valley of Mexico

    Valley of Mexico
    By 1250 the Valley of Mexico contained numerous city-states.
  • Jan 1, 1325

    Tenochtitlan

    Tenochtitlan
    In 1325, the building of Tenochtitlan was put into place. The Aztec god, Huitzlipochtli, is said to have instructed them on where to found this city.
  • Jan 1, 1427

    Itzcoatl

    Itzcoatl ruled and expanded from 1427, up until 1440.
  • Jan 1, 1428

    Three-way alliance

    Three-way alliance
    The Aztecs formed a three-way alliance with the Texcocans and Tacubans. Under the leadership of Itzcoatl they defeated their most powerful rivals, the Tepanec.
  • Jan 1, 1440

    Moctezuma I and Tlacaelel

    Moctezuma I and Tlacaelel were half brothers who were primary architects of the Aztec empire. Tlacaelel reformed Aztec state and Aztec religion until 1469, while Moctezuma I worked on expansion.
  • Jan 1, 1511

    Monkeypox

    In 1511-1512 the Aztecs broke out in an epidemic of the monkeypox. It took a hard toll on the city of Tenochtitlan, and helped lead to their downfall.
  • Mar 1, 1519

    Arrival of Cortes

    Arrival of Cortes
    Cortes and his men arrived in the city of Tenochtitlan in 1519. They were recieved as honored guests, in accordance to Aztec custom.
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Fall of empire

    Fall of empire
    The Aztecs began to be conquered by Spain in 1521.
  • Aug 13, 1521

    Surrender to Cortés

    The Aztec final surrender to Cortés was in the city of Cuauhtémoc. Cortés recieved many allies in his seize of their citites, as the Aztecs were not well liked.
  • Jan 1, 1545

    Mono

    From 1545-1548 their was an outbreak of Mono for the Aztec people.
  • Jan 1, 1576

    Yellow Fever

    In 1576-1581, another epidemic occured, this one being of Yellow Fever. Along with mono, yellow fever killed off 75% of the population of Mesoamerica.