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Jan 1, 1000
Small, nomadic Aztec tribe begins a period of wandering
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Jan 1, 1200
First Aztecs settle in the central basin of Mexico
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Jan 1, 1325
Aztecs settle on islands in Lake Texoco, founding Tenochtitlan
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Jan 1, 1350
First canals built
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Jan 1, 1390
Construction of Templo Mayor
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Jan 1, 1431
Triple Alliance between tribes establishes an empire
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Jan 1, 1502
Montezuma ascends to the throne
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Nov 8, 1519
Cortes arrives at Tenochtitlan
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Jan 1, 1520
Final Aztec ruler ascends the throne
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Aug 13, 1521
Fall of Tenochtitlan, end of the Aztec empire
