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1325
Tenochtitlan
It was founded on an island in Lake Texcoco in 1325, when the ancestors of the Mexicans saw an eagle perched on a cactus, this being the origin of the national shield of Mexico. -
May 31, 1519
Beginning of Spanish Conquest
It began the process of conquest by Hernan Cortes. -
May 22, 1520
Slaughter of the Templo Mayor
In Tenochtitlan a great massacre was carried out against the Aztecs who were in the Toxcatl temple who were holding an event to the God Huitzilopochtli, this massacre directed by Pedro de Alvarado. -
Jun 29, 1520
Death of Moctezuma
He died in Mexico - Tenochtitlan because he was murdered. -
Jun 30, 1520
Departure of Hernan Cortes
Departure from Hernán Cortés and his army from Tenochtitlán towards Tacuba. -
1521
Life in New Spain
Hernan Cortes had already conquered all Tenochtitlan -
1521
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc supports the site of Tenochtitlán. -
Aug 13, 1521
The End Of The Aztec Empire
The end of the Aztec empire was realized by the Spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes. -
Jun 30, 1530
"La Noche Triste"
The natives reveal themselves to the fact of the great massacre and force the Spaniards to be refugees in the temple, courts frees Cuitlahuac that he joined Cuauhtemoc to organize the Aztec rebellion. When stratified, the Spaniards decide to prepare the escape. -
Mar 17, 1535
The Viceroyalty Starts In The New Spain
The period of viceroyalty or colonial era of the new Spain was approximately 300 years, during the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. -
1542
Conquest Of The Peruvian Empire
The conquest of the Tahuantinsuyo or Inca Empire begins with the arrival of Francisco Pizarro and his hosts to the Tahuantinsuyo in 1532 marked the beginning of a great transformation in the ways of life of the inhabitants of the Andes. -
Mexican Independence
The Independence of Mexico was the consequence of a political and social process resolved with arms, which put an end to Spanish rule in most of the territories of New Spain
