Spanish and Aztec

By courtorecla
  • Jun 10, 1325

    Aztecs Arrive in Valley of mexico

  • Jun 10, 1345

    tenochtitlan established

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Cortes Left Spain

    Left to find gold an other goods in Hispaniola
  • Jun 10, 1496

    Santo Domingo established in Hispaniola

  • Jun 10, 1502

    Moctezuma Becomes leader of Aztecs

  • Jun 10, 1503

    Spain begins driving gold out of the americas

  • Jan 1, 1504

    Arrived in Hispaniola

    When he got there he was given a land to farm, but was mad because he went there for gold.
  • Jun 8, 1504

    Cortes was asked to join a expedition to conquer Cuba

    The Conquistadors' Formula
    1. An expedition woukd set out from a recent colony
    2. Spanish would be friendly to indigenous people. Finf the most powerful group
    3. Would invite powerful leader to exchange gifts. Then kidnap him, and kill him unless followers obeyed orders.
    4. if fighting had to happen. Spanish would fight on open ground, their fighting weapons and other things gave them an advantage.
  • Jun 8, 1512

    Set out on a expidition to Yucatan

    Heard there was lots of gold in Tenochtitlan ans left.
  • Jun 10, 1519

    Cortes arrives in mexico

  • Jun 10, 1520

    Moctezuma killed, Spanish driven out of tenochtitlan

  • Jun 10, 1521

    Spanish defeat aztecs

  • Spain gets independence from spain