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1200
The Aztecs arrive in the Valley of Mexico.
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1325
The Aztecs found the city of Tenochtitlan.
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1519
Hernan Cortez arrives in Tenochtitlan. Montezuma II is killed.
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1521
Cortez defeats the Aztecs and claims the land for Spain.
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Spain conquers the rest of Mexico and Spanish settlers arrive.
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The Mexican War of Independence begins led by Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo.
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Agustin de Iturbide is declared the first Emperor of Mexico.
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Guadalupe Victoria takes office as the first President of Mexico. Mexico becomes a republic. .
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Santa Anna becomes president for the first time
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Texas declares its independence from Mexico as the Republic of Texas.
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The Mexican-American War ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The U.S. gains territory including California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada -
Benito Jaurez expels the French and becomes president.
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The Mexican Revolution begins led by Emiliano Zapata.
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President Porfirio Diaz, who ruled as dictator for 35 years, is overthrown and replaced with revolutionary Francisco Madero.
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The Mexican Constitution is adopted.
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The National Mexican Party is formed. It will later be named the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
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Mexico joins the Allies in World War II declaring war on Germany and Japan.
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The Summer Olympics are held in Mexico City.
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A huge 8.1 level earthquake hits Mexico City. Much of the city is destroyed and over 10,000 people are killed.
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The North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and the United States is ratified..
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Vicente Fox is elected president. He is the first president not from the PRI party in 71 years
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A new federal police force is created to tackle drugs cartels
Thousands of troops are deployed in the western state of Michoacan as part of a major anti-drug trafficking drive. -
Mexico's Congress approves sweeping reforms to the country's energy sector
Will open the market to foreign oil firms and strip state-owned energy group Pemex of the monopoly it has held since nationalisation in 1938. -
Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's dramatic prison escape once again highlighted the weakness of state institutions
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Left-wing former mayor of Mexico City, Andres Manuel López Obrador
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COVID-19 Epidemiology in Mexico
The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Mexico on February 27, 2020. On April 30, 64 days after this first diagnosis, the number of patients increased exponentially
