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Jan 1, 1250
Aztec Settle
Aztecs set up a group of tribes near Lake Texcoco. -
Jan 1, 1325
Tenochtitlan
City of Tenochtitlan is founded by the Aztecs on an island in Lake Tenochtitlan. It is said that the Aztecs bulit their city in the place where they found a eagle eating a snake while perched on a cactus. Tenochtitlan means 'city of the cactus'. -
Jan 1, 1350
Canals
The causeways and canals of Tenochtitlan are bulit. -
Jan 1, 1400
Tepanecs Defeat
Aztecs expand their empire by defeating the Tepanecs. -
Jan 1, 1440
Montezuma I
Montezuma I begins his rule. -
Jan 1, 1469
Death of Montezuma
Montezuma I dies and is succeeded by Ahuizotu. His cause of death is unknown. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus 'discvoers' the Americas. -
Jan 1, 1502
Montezuma II
Montezuma II becomes the ruler of the Aztecs. The Aztec Empire is at its most powerful. -
Jan 1, 1506
Death of Columbus
Columbus dies. -
Jan 1, 1519
Spanish Arrive
Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors arrive at Tenochtitlan. -
Jan 1, 1520
Small Pox
An outbreak of Small Pox introduced by Europeans, sweeps through the population of Tenochtitlan, killing up to half the population. -
Jan 1, 1521
Tenochtitlan Captured
Cortes claims the city of Tenochtitlan in the name of Spain. -
Jan 1, 1522
Mexico City
Tenochtitlan is rebuilt and named Mexico City. Declared the capital of the Spanish colony in the Americas - "New Spain".
