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Period: Mar 25, 1100 to Mar 25, 1325
Leave Homeland
Mexica leave their homeland of Aztlan
Mexica travel throughout what is now Mexico, looking for a place to settle
Mexica settle Tenochtitlan -
Nov 21, 1350
The Causeway
Building of causeways with canals -
Period: Mar 25, 1372 to Mar 25, 1391
Rule of Acamapichtli
Rule of Acamapichtli, th first king of Tenochtitlan -
Period: Nov 21, 1427 to Nov 21, 1428
Fourth Ruler
Itzcoatl becomes the fourth ruler of the Aztecs. He will found the Aztec Empire.
The Aztec Empire is formed with a triple alliance between the Aztecs, the Texcocans, and the Tacubans. The Aztecs defeat the Tepanecs. -
Period: Nov 21, 1440 to Nov 21, 1469
Montezuma I
Montezuma I rules and greatly expands the empire. -
Nov 21, 1487
Templo Mayor
The Templo Mayor , also known as the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan is finished. It is dedicated to the gods with thousands of human sacrifices. -
Nov 21, 1502
Montezuma II
Montezuma II becomes the ninth ruler of the Aztecs. -
Nov 21, 1510
Severe Flood
Sever flooding in Tenochtitlan -
Nov 21, 1517
The Comet
The Aztec priests mark the sighting of a comet in the night sky. They believe the comet was a sign of impending doom. -
Mar 4, 1519
The Arrival
Landing of Hernan Cortes on the Yucatan penninsula -
Nov 8, 1519
The Conquistador
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlán. The Aztecs treat him as an honored guest. Cortes takes Montezuma II prisoner. Cortez is driven from the city. Montezuma II is killed. -
Nov 21, 1520
The Tenth Ruler
Cuauhtémoc becomes the tenth emperor of the Aztecs. -
Nov 21, 1520
The Alliance
Cortes forms an alliance with the Tlaxcala and begins to attack the Aztecs. -
Nov 21, 1521
The Defeat
Cortes defeats the Aztecs and takes over the city of Tenochtitlán. -
Nov 21, 1522
The New Capital
The Spanish begin to rebuild the city of Tenochtitlán. It will be called Mexico City and will be the capital of New Spain. -
Nov 21, 1525
The Hanging
Cuauhetemoc is hung by the Spaniards
