Mexico Timeline By:Hunter

By Mrs.Whitbread
  • Jan 27, 1200

    Olmec rule

    the Olmec civilization developed along mexico Gulf cost near Tabasco and Veracruz. The Olmec developed a complex political system, a religion, and a system of writing.
  • Jan 27, 1400

    Emergence of the Mechica/Aztecs

    In the 1400s, a new and powerful civilization developed in Mexico. The Mechica/Aztecs settled in the Valley of Mexico- where Mexico City is now-in the 1300s.
  • Jan 27, 1400

    The Arrival of the spanish

    In the late 1400s, the Spanish set out to build colonies and take advantage of the americas' rich resources .

  • Internal Conflict

    In 1821, Mexico won independence from Spain, but the country's leaders could not create a stable goverment due to intervention by the U.S. and France.

  • internal conflict

    In 1876, Porfirio Diaz came to power.

  • maya civilization

    The Classic Maya thrived from 100 to 800 CE in what are now southern Mexico,Guatemala, and Belize.