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Timeline of the Aztec Empire

By morgan.tannery
  • 1300

    Beginning of the Aztec Empire

    Beginning of the Aztec Empire
    The Aztec people, in search of a new location, left their homeland of Aztlán, the ancestral home of the people. The Aztec people moved many times until they found a new location to place their civilization.
  • 1325

    Founding of the Capital City of Tenochtitlan

    Founding of the Capital City of Tenochtitlan
    The location was picked by the Aztec priests because it is where they saw the foretold sign of an eagle holding a snake while standing on a cactus.
  • 1428

    The Creation of the Aztec Triple Alliance

    The Creation of the Aztec Triple Alliance
    The Aztec Empire is formed with a triple alliance between the Aztecs, the Texcocans, and the people of Tlacopan.
  • 1519

    Arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors

    Arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors
    The Spanish conquistadors, including Hernan Cortés, arrive in Tenochtitlan. At first, the Aztec treat him as an honored guest, but he then takes king Montezuma II as a prisoner. Cortéz is driven away from the city, but Montezuma II is killed.
  • 1521

    End of the Aztec Empire

    End of the Aztec Empire
    Hernan Cortés and the Spanish finally defeat the Aztec empire.