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1428
Aztec empire founded
the Aztec empire was created -
1511
Cortes leave Cuba
Cortes leave Cuba to explore Mexico -
1519
Cortes burn his ships
Cortes burns 11 out of 12 ships so that his men could not escape -
Apr 22, 1519
the town of Veracruz was established
the town of Veracruz was made to a sore of a home base to explore -
Oct 23, 1519
Cortes allies with indigenous people
Cortes allies with the indigenous people so that he stands a change -
Nov 8, 1519
Cortes gets to Tenochtitlan
Cortes get to Tenochtitlan to start to take it over -
1520
the Aztec get smallpox
the Aztec get it from an African slave -
1521
Cortes capture Malinche
Cortes capture Malinche which can translate for then -
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 -
May 22, 1521
The Battle of Tenochtitlan starts
was a battle over the city of Tenochtitlan -
Aug 18, 1521
The Battle of Tenochtitlan ends
the city of Tenochtitlan is capture by Cortes -
Feb 26, 1522
The last Aztec emperor dies
Cuauhtémoc the last Aztec emperor die -
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
