Spanish and Aztec timeline by Carter Evans

By cje6937
  • Aztec empire founded
    1428

    Aztec empire founded

    the Aztec empire was created
  • Cortes leave Cuba
    1511

    Cortes leave Cuba

    Cortes leave Cuba to explore Mexico
  • Cortes burn his ships
    1519

    Cortes burn his ships

    Cortes burns 11 out of 12 ships so that his men could not escape
  • the town of Veracruz was established
    Apr 22, 1519

    the town of Veracruz was established

    the town of Veracruz was made to a sore of a home base to explore
  • Cortes allies with indigenous people
    Oct 23, 1519

    Cortes allies with indigenous people

    Cortes allies with the indigenous people so that he stands a change
  • Cortes gets to Tenochtitlan
    Nov 8, 1519

    Cortes gets to Tenochtitlan

    Cortes get to Tenochtitlan to start to take it over
  • the Aztec get smallpox
    1520

    the Aztec get smallpox

    the Aztec get it from an African slave
  • Cortes capture Malinche
    1521

    Cortes capture Malinche

    Cortes capture Malinche which can translate for then
  • Tenochtitlan was found
    1521

    Tenochtitlan was found

    Cortes and his men found Tenochtitlan the Aztec capital
  • 1521

    Cortes starts to rebuild Tenochtitlan

    Cortes start to rebuild Tenochtitlan as Mexico city
  • The Battle of Tenochtitlan starts
    May 22, 1521

    The Battle of Tenochtitlan starts

    was a battle over the city of Tenochtitlan
  • The Battle of Tenochtitlan ends
    Aug 18, 1521

    The Battle of Tenochtitlan ends

    the city of Tenochtitlan is capture by Cortes
  • The last Aztec emperor dies
    Feb 26, 1522

    The last Aztec emperor dies

    Cuauhtémoc the last Aztec emperor die
  • Cortes son was born
    1523

    Cortes son was born

    Cortes son was one of the first mestizo with his mouther being Malinche which started the mestizo culture
  • Mexico becomes independent of Spain

    Mexico becomes independent from Spain