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A Muslim force lead by Tariq ibn-Ziyad crooses the Strait of Gibraltar to capture Spain from the Visigoths. In a few years they conquer most of Spain
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About 1000 A.D. the Spanish Reconquista begins. This is the Monarchs attempt to unify Spain.
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Huitzilopochtli commands Aztecs to settle on a land with a eagle perching on cactus.
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The Aztecs see a eagle perching on a cactus in the valley of Mexico.
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The capital city of the Aztecs is established by 1345.
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This is the last Muslim land in Spain.
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The last Muslim land in Spain is captured.
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This divides Spanish and Portugese territories.
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This is one of the first Spanish settlements in Central America.
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He is the last Aztec emperor.
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Hernan Cortes comes to the Americas looking for gold.
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This is the first Spanish town in Mexico.
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This about the time where the Spanish arrive in Mezoamerica.
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Also, a small pox out break kills some of the Aztecs.
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Most of the surviving natives become slaves.
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