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The Aztecs leave their homeland and go South. Over the next 255 years they will leave many times, then they settle in Tenochtitlan. -
The Aztecs arrive in the Valley of Mexico -
The Aztecs decide to settle in Chapultepec, but are forced to leave as the Culhuacan tribe force them out. -
Tenochtitlan is founded and will become the capital of their empire. They choose it because it is said a snake was being held by and eagle on a cactus. -
The Aztecs begin to build causeways and canals around Tenochtitlan. -
They get their first dominant ruler of the Aztecs. -
Itzcoatl is turned into the fourth leader of the Aztecs and will found the Aztec Empire. -
The Aztec Empire is formed with a triple alliance between the Aztecs,Texococans, and the Tacubans. -
Montezuma continues to expand the empire. -
Montezuma became the fifth leader of the Aztecs. His rule marks the height of the Aztec Empire and will be remembered throughout history.