Cortes vs. Aztec and Pizzarro vs. Incan Empire By solidjinx Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1550 . Jan 1, 1100 Inca found the city of Cuzco Jan 1, 1250 Aztec arrive in Central Mexico Jan 1, 1325 Aztec build Tenochtitlan Jan 1, 1438 Pachacuti begins Incan Empire Jan 1, 1502 Montezuma II becomes emperor of the Aztec Jan 1, 1511 Cortes particapates in the invasion of Cuba Jan 1, 1513 Pizarro hears of an empire filled with gold This is more infomation that I want to show up Jan 1, 1517 Cortes hears about gold in the Aztec Empire Jan 1, 1519 Cortes invades the Aztec Empire, and kills Montezuma II Jan 1, 1520 Smallpox enters Tenochtitlan Jan 1, 1521 the Spanish retake and destroy Tenochtitlan- the Aztec capital Jan 1, 1527 the Incan Empire is weakened by a cival war Jan 1, 1530 Pizarro invades Incan homeland Jan 1, 1532 Pizarro takes Atahualpa prisoner Jan 1, 1533 Pizarro chooses new emperor for Inca