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Jan 1, 1250
Aztecs settle near Lake Texacoco
The Aztecs settle here after being forced away from the valley of Mexico. -
Jan 1, 1325
City of Tenochtitlan founded in Lake Texacoco.
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Jan 1, 1350
Causeways and canals are built
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Jan 1, 1400
Aztecs defeat Tepanecs
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Jan 1, 1440
Montezuma I begins his rule
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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus "discovers" Americas
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Jan 1, 1502
Aztecs most powerful
Aztec Empire at its most powerful as Montezuma begins his rule. -
Jan 1, 1502
Montezuma II begins his rule
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Jan 1, 1506
Columbus dies
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Jan 1, 1519
Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors arrive at Tenochitilan
Conquistadors were soldiers, explorers and adventures of the Spanish Empire. -
Jan 1, 1520
Small Pox outbreak
Small pox was said to have wiped out 25% of the Aztec empire. -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortes claims Tenochtitlan for Spain
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Jan 1, 1521
Cortes claims Tenochtitlan for Spain
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Jan 1, 1522
Tenochtitlan is rebuilt as Spanish capital
Tenochtitlan is rebuilt as the capital of 'New Spain', the Spanish colony in the Americas.