Mesoamerican

  • 1533 BCE

    Inca

    The Inca leader Atahualpa is executed.
  • 1530 BCE

    Inca

    The Inca empire reaches its greatest extent.
  • 1510 BCE

    Inca

    The Inca abandon the settlement of Machu Picchu.
  • 1425 BCE

    Inca

    The Inca empire flourishes in South America.
  • 1100 BCE

    Inca

    The Inca, led by Manco Cupac to the Cuzco Valley and established their capital at Cuzco.
  • 500 BCE

    Mayan

    In 500 BC the Mayan's builded stone complexes known as triadic structures.
  • 400 BCE

    Mayan

    Maya civilizations collapsed around 400 AD.
  • 300 BCE

    Mayan

    250,000 people lived in El Mirador in 300 BC.
  • 150 BCE

    Mayan

    Around 150 AD the cities of Maya were abandoned.
  • 1250

    Aztecs

    Aztecs settled near lake Texoco around 1250.
  • 1486

    Aztecs

    Ahuitzol ruled the Aztec kingdom in 1486.
  • 1502

    Aztecs

    Ahuitzotl ended ruling the Aztec kingdom in 1502
  • 1519

    Aztecs

    In 1519, Herman Cortes and his spaniards landed on the Gulf Coast.
  • 1531

    Aztecs

    Herman Cortes allied themselves with a tribe called Tlaxcala, together they captured the capital city of Tenochtitlan on August 13, 1531.
  • Mayan

    Hispanics captured the last Maya city in 1697.