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1000
Height of Tula's Power
The city encompassed some 13 square kilometers with around 60,000 inhabitants. -
1156
Otomí and Chichimeca
Otomí and Chichimeca Indians occupied Tula, calling it Namenhí(place of many people). They, in turn, fell to the Mexica and were incorporated into the Aztec Empire by Moctezuma Ilhuicamina in the 15th century. -
1520
Hernn Cortésá
In his quest to conquer the Aztec empire, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés entered Hidalgo in 1520 -
1552
Mines
Beginning in 1552, rich silver deposits were discovered in the vicinity of Pachuca and Real del Monte, spurring a new wave of Spanish settlement. A few years later Bartolomé de Medina perfected the amalgamation method. -
Encomienda System
In 1717 the Spanish crown abolished the encomienda system -
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Miguel Hidalgo
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a priest in the town of Dolores, Guanajuato, began to advocate Mexican independence from Spain, rallying the state’s patriots and parish priests in support of the cause. -
Benito Juarez
In 1861 President Benito Juárez suspended payments on Mexico’s foreign debts; the French responded by invading the country the following year -
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French Invasion
French Invasion -
HIdalgo
Hidalgo becomes a state of the Mexican Republic.