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Period: Jan 1, 600 to
spain
spain -
Jun 16, 600
Empire
a number of upstart states begin to compete for power and estableshin an empire by the tenth century -
May 9, 1325
aztecs move in
the aztecs move into mexico -
Jan 1, 1428
1428
the aztec conquored their cheif rivals at the city of Azcapotzalco -
Feb 5, 1517
febuary of 1517
Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba, the first European to visit Mexican territory -
Feb 18, 1519
febuary of 1519
ortes sets sail from Cuba with 11 ships, more than 450 soldiers and a large number of supplies, including 16 horses. -
Nov 29, 1519
november 1519
Cortes and his men arrive in Tenochtitlan -
Aug 13, 1521
August 13 1521
After a bloody series of conflicts–involving the Aztecs, the Tlascalans and other native allies of the Spaniards, and a Spanish force sent by Velasquez -
1808
Napoleon Bonaparte occupies Spain, The ensuing Peninsular War between Spain (backed by Britain) and France will lead almost directly to the Mexican war for independence, as the colonial government in New Spain falls into disarray and its opponents begin to gain momentum. -
September 16, 1810
In the midst of factional struggles within the colonial government, Father Manuel Hidalgo, a priest in the small village of Dolores