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First Nahuatl speaking peoples began to settle in Mexico.
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The Mexicans roam the area which is now Mexico, trying to find a location in which to settle.
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Mexica settle in Tizapan, by permission of the Culhuacan ruler Cacaxtla.
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Tenochtitlan is settled by the Mexicans.
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Building of causeways with canals
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Reign of Moctezuma II, or Montezuma II, most famous of the Aztec kings and ninth king of Tenochtitlán
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Cortes Allies with Tlaxcala, enemies of the Aztec, assault on the empire begins. On July 1st, 1520 the spanish forces were driven back. And the spanish and their native allies suffered heavy losses. [This is known as La Noche Triste Or also known as “The Sad Night”.}
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The Aztecs were conquered by the spanish on August 13, 1521.
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Death of Tenoch, religious ruler of the Mexicans
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The third king, Chimalpopoca, has his relatively short reign. He is assassinated by the Tepaneca.
