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Mar 4, 1517
Comet of Doom...
The aztecs see a comet in the sky that they beleive signifies upcoming doom. They may or may not have been correct in their prediction (; -
Mar 4, 1519
Hernan Cortes Lands in Mexico
Hernan Cortes lands on the Yucatan penninsula. -
Nov 8, 1519
Hernan Cortes in Tenochtitlan
Hernan Cortes arrives in the Aztec capital. -
Jun 30, 1520
Aztec Victory
The Aztecs win a battle to Hernan Cortez and his army -
Jul 1, 1520
La Noche Triste
"The Sad Night" or the "Night of Sorrow" was the night the spanish greived their losses to the lost battle to the Aztecs. However they still had advantages of winning Aztec land eventually. -
Oct 29, 1520
The 10th Aztec King: Cuitahuac
This is the second-to-last Aztec ruler ever. -
Dec 24, 1520
Smallpox Epidemic: Cuitahuac is of the first to Die
Cuitahuac dies of a smallpox epidemic brought to Tenochtitlan by the Spanish. Many others die as well. Rule of the last Aztec ruler begins: Cuauhetemoc -
Aug 13, 1521
Fall of Tenochtitlan
Cuauhetemoc surrenders to Cortes leading to the destruction of the city and he fall of Tenochtitlan. :,( -
Mar 7, 1522
Mexico City
The Spanish rebuild Tenochtitlan as Mexico City; or the new capital of New Spain. -
Mar 4, 1525
The Death of Cuauhetemoc
Cuauhetemoc is hung by the spanish
