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1000
The Begining
The Toltec Civilization falls and the remnants get absorbed into the Mexica( Aztecs) -
1000
The Begining
The Toltec Civilization falls and the remnants get absorbed into the Mexica( Aztecs) -
1100
The Journey
The Aztecs leave their homeland of Aztlan in northern Mexico and begin their journey south. Over the next 225 years, the Aztecs will move many times until they finally settle down in the city of Tenochtitlan. -
1325
The Foundation of Tenochtitlan
The city of Tenochtitlan is founded. It will become the capital of the Aztecs Empire is picked by the priests because it is where they foretold sign of an eagle holding a snake while standing on a cactus. -
1428
Triple Alliance
The Aztecs formed a triple alliance between the Aztecs, the Texcoco, and the Tacubans. The Aztecs defeated the Tepanecs. -
1469
Montezuma I
Montezuma I becomes the fifth leader of the Aztecs. His rule will mark the height of the Empire. Montezuma I rules greatly expands the empire -
1519
Hernan Cortes
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs treat him as an honored guest, but Cortez takes Montezuma II, prisoner. Cortez is driven from the city, but Montezuma II is killed. -
1521
The Conquest
Montezuma II did not trust Cortés, he was worried that Cortés was the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. At some point during his captivity, Montezuma II was killed. After he died the Spanish soldiers tried to flee from Tenochtitlan. They were attacked by the Aztecs as they fled and nearly two-thirds of the soldiers were killed. Cortés managed to escape with some of his men from Tenochtitlan. He gathered a large force of natives including the Tlaxcalans to fight the Aztecs. He returned to. -
1522
The Aftermath
After three months of fighting, he finally took control of the city of the Aztec Empire. The Spanish begin to rebuild the city of Tenochtitlan. It will be called Mexico City and will be the capital of New Spain.
