Aztec Timeline

Jan 1, 600

First Nahuatl speaking peoples begin to settle in Mexico
Jan 1, 1110

The Mexica travel from their northern homeland of Aztlan
Period: Jan 1, 1110 to Jan 1, 1248

The Mexica roam the area which is now Mexico, trying to find a location in which to settle
Jan 1, 1248

Mexica settle near Lake Texcoco, in Chapultepec
Dec 1, 1299

Mexica settle in Tizapan, by permission of the Culhuacan ruler Cocoxtli
Jan 1, 1325

Tenochtitlán is settled by the Mexica
Jan 1, 1350

Building of causeways with canals
Jan 1, 1370

Death of Tenoch, religious ruler of the Mexica
Jan 1, 1376

The first king of Tenochtitlán, Acamapichitli, starts to rule
Jan 1, 1390

Original construction of Templo Mayor beings in Tenochtitlán
Jan 1, 1395

The second king of Tenochtitlán, Huitzilihuitzli, starts to rule. An alliance with the Tepaneca is created.
Jan 1, 1417

The third king, Chimalpopoca, starts to rule.
Jan 1, 1427

Chimalpopoca is assasinated by the Tepaneca. War with Tepaneca commences.
Jan 1, 1427

Fourth King ' Itzcoatl, starts to reign.
Jan 1, 1430

Azcapotzalco conquered
Jan 1, 1431

Establishment of the Triple Alliance between the Mexica, the Acolhua in the city Texcoco and the Tepaneca of Tlacopan.
Jan 1, 1440

Reign of the fifth king, Moctezuma I, starts
Jan 1, 1452

Tenochtitlán severely damaged by flooding. Famine starts.
Jan 1, 1469

Tenochtitlán's sixth king, Azayactl, reigns
Jan 1, 1481

Reign of Tizoc, the seventh king of Tenochtitlán, starts
Jan 1, 1486

Rule of Ahuitzotl, eighth king of the city
Jan 1, 1487

Dedication of Great Temple (Templo Mayor) at Tenochtitlán.
Jan 1, 1502

Reign of Moctezuma II, or Montezuma II, most famous of the Aztec kings and ninth king of Tenochtitlán, begins
Jan 1, 1510

Severe floods in Tenochtitlán
Jan 1, 1517

The appearance of a comet, believed to signify impending doom
Mar 4, 1519

Landing of Hernan Cortes on the Yucatan penninsula
Nov 8, 1519

Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlán
Jan 1, 1520

Cortes allies with Tlaxcala, enemies of the Aztec, assault on the empire begins
Jan 1, 1520

Rule of Cuitahuac, tenth king of Tenochtitlán starts and ends in the same year. Cuitahuac dies from the first smallpox epidemic to hit the empire.
Jan 1, 1520

Rule of Cuauhetemoc, eleventh and last king of the city, begins
Aug 13, 1521

Fall of Tenochtitlán. Cuauhetemoc surrenders to Cortes, destruction of the city
Jan 1, 1522

Rebuilding of the city by the Spanish as Mexico City, capital of New Spain
Jan 1, 1525

Cuauhetemoc is hung by the Spaniards

First Nahuatl speaking peoples begin to settle in Mexico

The Mexica travel from their northern homeland of Aztlan

The Mexica roam the area which is now Mexico, trying to find a location in which to settle

Mexica settle near Lake Texcoco, in Chapultepec

Mexica settle in Tizapan, by permission of the Culhuacan ruler Cocoxtli

Tenochtitlán is settled by the Mexica

Building of causeways with canals

Death of Tenoch, religious ruler of the Mexica

The first king of Tenochtitlán, Acamapichitli, starts to rule

Original construction of Templo Mayor beings in Tenochtitlán

The second king of Tenochtitlán, Huitzilihuitzli, starts to rule. An alliance with the Tepaneca is created.

The third king, Chimalpopoca, starts to rule.

Chimalpopoca is assasinated by the Tepaneca. War with Tepaneca commences.

Fourth King ' Itzcoatl, starts to reign.

Azcapotzalco conquered

Establishment of the Triple Alliance between the Mexica, the Acolhua in the city Texcoco and the Tepaneca of Tlacopan.

Reign of the fifth king, Moctezuma I, starts

Tenochtitlán severely damaged by flooding. Famine starts.

Tenochtitlán's sixth king, Azayactl, reigns

Reign of Tizoc, the seventh king of Tenochtitlán, starts

Rule of Ahuitzotl, eighth king of the city

Dedication of Great Temple (Templo Mayor) at Tenochtitlán.

Reign of Moctezuma II, or Montezuma II, most famous of the Aztec kings and ninth king of Tenochtitlán, begins

Severe floods in Tenochtitlán

The appearance of a comet, believed to signify impending doom

Landing of Hernan Cortes on the Yucatan penninsula

Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlán

Cortes allies with Tlaxcala, enemies of the Aztec, assault on the empire begins

Rule of Cuitahuac, tenth king of Tenochtitlán starts and ends in the same year. Cuitahuac dies from the first smallpox epidemic to hit the empire.

Rule of Cuauhetemoc, eleventh and last king of the city, begins

Fall of Tenochtitlán. Cuauhetemoc surrenders to Cortes, destruction of the city

Rebuilding of the city by the Spanish as Mexico City, capital of New Spain

Cuauhetemoc is hung by the Spaniards