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May 20, 1325
Founding Of the Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan was the capital city and center of the Aztec Empire. Hernán Cortés found them because the Huitzilopochtli directed them to a building where an eagle perched on a cactus, eating a snake. This was important because it gave the city several advantages and allowed it to become one of the largest cities.
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Jan 1, 1345
The Rise of the Aztec Empire
The Aztecs built alliances so that they could build their empire. The Aztecs expanded their empire through military conquest. Tenochtitlan and the Aztecs emerged in central Mexico, developing an intricate social, political, religious, and commercial organization that brought many of the region's city-states under their control
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1518
Spanish Conquest of the aztecs
A combination of superior weaponry and a devastating smallpox outbreak enabled. Cortés's victory destroyed the Aztec empire, and the Spanish began to consolidate control over what became the colony of New Spain.
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1521
The fall of the Aztects
The four major factors that were obvious to the downfall of the Aztecs was the bloody sacrifices, religion, diseases, and the Spanish tactics used against the Aztecs https://www.cram.com/essay/Reasons-For-The-Fall-Of-The-Aztec/FK8YRBPNMXZQ -
Mexico declares Independence
This was the moment father Hidalgo and the Mexican citizens declare independence from Spain. source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/mexico-independence-day-confusion-cinco-de-mayo -
The Mexican War Ends
The Americans and Mexicans fought till they couldn't. The Mexicans surrendered and they brought peace to both countries source: https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo -
Benito Juarez
In the year of 1857, Benito Juarez was elected president and accomplished many things. He accomplished the building of the nation's infrastructure.
Link - https://www.biography.com/political-figure/benito-juarez -
Angel de la Independencia
El Angel de la Independencia was built in 1910. President Porfiro Diaz ordered for the angel to be built. The angel was built to memorize the wars independence.
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Mexican general election Felipe Calderon
Felipe Calderon won the election by a difference of 243,934 votes.The federal electoral institutes official results gave Calderon a tiny lead of less than one percent. Calderón won the election, but many of López Obrador’s supporters believe that significant election fraud took place. The Mexican Supreme Court decided that President Fox’s campaigning on Calderón's behalf had been questionable, but the results stood.
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Economic collapse and rise of external debt
In May 2, 2012 there was a big rise of external debt. Due to this, there were no less than 550 banks to which the Mexican government owed money.
https://www.cadtm.org/The-Mexican-debt-crisis-and-the-World-Bank