Aztec timeline By nickburgess1 Mar 10, 1100 aztecs leave homeland in search of another Period: Mar 10, 1100 to Mar 10, 1522 aztec timeline actual dates may vert but year is correct Mar 10, 1195 aztecs arrive in the valley of mexico Mar 10, 1250 aztecs settle near lake texacoco Mar 10, 1325 tenochtitland founded first aztec temple built Mar 10, 1350 causeways built Mar 10, 1370 tenoch aztec preist/ruler dies Mar 10, 1375 acamapichtl becomes first ruler of aztecs Mar 10, 1400 tepanecs aztecs expad and rule entire valley Mar 10, 1428 aztecs join forces with texcoco & tlacopan. Atzcapotzalco conqured Mar 10, 1440 montezuma started rule Mar 10, 1452 tenochtitlan destroyed by floods famine started Mar 10, 1458 montezuma sent armies to conquer lands Mar 10, 1469 montezuma the first dies Mar 10, 1486 Ahuizotu become ruler Mar 10, 1487 great temple at tenochtitlan dedicated. aztecs expand southern into myans territory Mar 10, 1502 montezume the 2nd becomes ruler Mar 10, 1519 cortes arrives in mexico . montezuma the 2nd dies Mar 10, 1520 Cuitlahuac becomes ruler Mar 10, 1521 tenochtitlan destroyed Mar 10, 1522 tenochtitlan rebuilt and named mexico city and declared capital of new spain Mar 10, 1525 Cuauhetemoc is hung by spanish