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Jan 1, 1300
Aztecs arrive in the Valley of Mexico
They built their city in the middle of a lake. This was because their God told them to build where they saw an eagle eating a snake perched atop a cactus -
Jan 1, 1325
Aztecs founded their capital city in Tenochtitlan
At its peak, the city is the largest in the Pre-Columbian Americas -
Jan 1, 1487
Temple finished
The great Pyramid like temple in Tenochtitlan was completed by the Aztecs -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus landed on the American continent -
Period: Jan 1, 1502 to Jan 1, 1520
Montezuma II reinged Aztec Emperor
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Jan 1, 1519
Cortes landed in Vera Cruz
Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) was a Spanish conquistador (soldier and explorer) who would later conquer the vast Aztec empire -
Nov 1, 1519
Cortes arrived in Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan was the Aztecs 'capital' or main city -
Jan 1, 1520
Montezuma II's death
Montezuma II is stoned to death, Cortes fled Tenochtitlan -
Aug 1, 1521
Aztec defeat
Spanish conquered Tenochtitlan and defeated the Aztecs
