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The site was chosen by priests who saw the foretold sign of an eagle holding a snake while standing on a cactus. The city woudl alter become the capital of the Aztecs.
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Those part of the Triple Alliance are the begining of the Aztecs
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He would build up and expand the empire over the next several years.
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Because of the flood that takes place at this time, the Aztecs experience famine and starvation.
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Thousands of human sacrifices are made to it.
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A comet was observed passing overheard and they believed it signified the apocolypse.
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Cortes gets the help of the Aztec's enemy, the Tlaxcala.
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This city would later be rebuilt as Mexico City and would become the capital of New Spain.