Aztec timeline

  • 1522 BCE

    Fall of the Aztecs

    Fall of the Aztecs
    Tenochtitlan is destroyed but soon rebuilt and renamed Mexico City and declared as a Spanish Colony.
  • 1521 BCE

    Defeat

    Defeat
    Cortes comes to Mexico and Moctezuma II is killed and Cuitlahuac is elected ruler
  • 1502 BCE

    Moctezuma II

    Moctezuma II
    Moctezuma II becomes ruler.
  • 1486 BCE

    Ruling and Temples

    Ruling and Temples
    Ahuizotu starts ruling the Aztecs and The Great Temple at Tenochtitlan is dedicated.
  • 1452 BCE

    Flood

    Flood
    The city of Tenochtitlan is destroyed my a flood.
  • 1440 BCE

    New ruling

    New ruling
    Emperor Moctezuma becomes the new ruler of the Aztecs.
  • 1400 BCE

    Defeat

    Defeat
    The Telanecs are defeated.
  • 1370 BCE

    New ruling

    New ruling
    The Aztec Priest (Tenoch) dies and the Aztecs are now ruled by Tepanecs then Acampitchtil becomes the Aztec ruler.
  • 1350 BCE

    Advancements

    Advancements
    Canals and causeways are built in the city.
  • 1325 BCE

    Capital founded

    Capital founded
    The city of Tenochtitlan is founded and the first Aztec temple was built.
  • 1250 BCE

    The Aztecs settled

    The Aztecs settled
    They decided to settle near Lake Texcoco.
  • 1195 BCE

    The Aztecs arrived

    The Aztecs arrived
    They arrived in The Valley of Mexico which is modern day Mexico City.