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Apr 17, 1325
Aztecs arrive in Valley of Mexico
After more than 150 years, the Aztec's arrived at the Valley of Mexico to start a successful economy. One of their gods, Huitzilopochtli, guided them to what soon to be Tenochtitlan. He wanted them to start a city where they find a screaming eagle on a cactus. They found Tenochtitlan in a swampy island. Tenochtitlan was established in 1345. -
Apr 17, 1502
Emperor
Moctezuma becomes the emperor of Tenochtitlan. -
Apr 23, 1502
Temples
The Aztecs had temples for human sacrifice. They believed that if they fed their gods with human blood, it would keep them healthy, not causing them to die. If the gods did die, they would cause famim and poverty to everyone. -
Apr 17, 1519
Spanish Arrival
When the Spain arrived, the Aztecs had established a great empire and controlled a lot of land. Cortes, a Spanish conquistador, met the Aztec people, created allies with others using the Conquistadors' Formula, and was invited into Tenochtitlan by Aztec Emperor, Moctezuma. -
Apr 17, 1520
Death, War, and Diease
In 1520, Hernan Cortes kidnapped Moctezuma, threathening others that he would kill him unless they followed. Moctezuma tried to tell the people that the Spanish were here for good reasons, he later died of rocks being thrown at him or being strangled. This caused a war. The Aztecs fought the Spanish but failed due to their disadvantage of weaponry and stragegy. Also, the Spanish brought the smallpox diease to Mexico which killed many Aztecs since they weren't immune to it like the Spanish were. -
Apr 17, 1520
Burning
Cortes arrived at the Valley of Mexico on boats. He later burned them down (besides one) so they wouldn't have to report back to Velazquez in Cuba. -
Apr 23, 1520
Hernan Cortes
He is the leader of the Spanish troops. He grew up in Spain during the defeat of the Muslims and the Inquistion. Hernan was adventurous and ambitious. -
Apr 25, 1520
Churches
Churches were important to the Aztecs. You could go there to talk to god (s) but they usually used temples for other religious studies. -
Apr 17, 1521
Defeated
The Spanish defeated the Aztecs, accomodated them to Christianism, started a new hierarchy in which the Aztecs were at the bottom (even the emperor), and set up new laws. -
Apr 17, 1521
New Laws and Hierarchy
The Spanish made new ;laws like the 'marriage law'. Every Spaniard in New Spain had to bring his wife over from Spain or marry an indigenous woman or they'll lose their encomienda (land they were given.) This increased the Mestizo (mixed-raced people) population.
Their hierarchy had the Aztecs at the bottom.
