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Jan 1, 1400
Empire Created
Aztec empire created in the 1400s. -
Jan 1, 1450
Sources
http://goo.gl/9lbYk http://goo.gl/8nsni http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/nativeamericans/aztec.htm http://goo.gl/sq7O2 http://mexicanhistory.org/timeline.htm http://history-world.org/mexico.htm http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofmexico/tp/Important-Dates-In-Mexican-History.htm http://goo.gl/FzeoE -
Jun 30, 1520
Noche Triste
A rainy night was known as Noche Triste. The Spaniards tried a panicked retreat. -
Jan 1, 1521
Empire destroyed
Aztec empire destroyed by the Spaniards. -
May 1, 1521
Tenochtitlán
Island of Tenochtitlán was by itself and surrounded by the Spaniards. -
Battle of Calderon Bridge
An amry of workers and peasants fought a better and trained Spanish forces at Calderon Bridge. This helped drag out the war for indepence for years. -
Independence
Mexico got Independence from Spain -
Battle of Puebla
"Cinco de Mayo" celebrates the win by Mexican forces over the French. French sent people over to get the debt, and they were trained well, but Mexicans stopped them. -
Constitution of 1917
The church power was limted, and foreigners weren't allowed to have land. -
Oil Producer
It is the world's 3rd largest oil producer. -
Politics changed
Election of Gen. Lazaro Cardenas made the politics in the nation change. He made a six-year plan to better the country. He give more land out then people before him, made schools, and better the unions.
