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3000 BCE
Toltecs
Toltecs succesors
Crcated an empire -
1216 BCE
Mexicas
Mexicas settled in chapultepec -
900
Mayas
The height of the Maya civilization, marked by advanced astronomy, mathematics, and large city-states across the Yucatán Peninsula. -
1200
Aztecs
Around 13th
Century aztecs
Entered to the valley of mexico -
1316
Olmecs
Had a real monarchy -
1325
Tenochtitlan
Founding of Tenochtitlán by the Mexica (Aztec) people on Lake Texcoco, which eventually becomes the capital of a powerful empire across central Mexico. -
1519
Start of spanish arrival
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico. Over the next two years, he forms alliances with Indigenous groups opposed to Aztec rule. -
1521
Fall of tenochtitlan
Fall of Tenochtitlán; the Spanish, with Indigenous allies, conquer the Aztec Empire. This event marks the beginning of colonial rule in Mexico and the decline of Indigenous political autonomy.