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In 1110 , some people travel to Mexico which is south of there home land. They were the beginning of the Aztecs. Which became a great empire.
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They were a great empire and the were mainly in mexico. At the time they were the best builders in the region. They were also the most dominate tribe at there time.
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When they were not yet settled in 1325 they began to grow plant and crops. They grew corn, beans, squashes, potatoes, and tomatoes. They also fished and hunted local animals.
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In 1350, the building of causeways was made by the Aztecs. It was made with canals. They have made many other great buildings.
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From 1395 - 1417 the king of Tenochtitlán, Huitzilihuitl, rules. When he becomes king the have an alliance with the Tepaneca. That was good for both sides.
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In 1430, the Aztec concerned Azcapotzalco. That was a gain for the Aztec. That was just building up on the empire.
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In November 1519, Montezuma and his army lost a battle to the Aztec. They took him and his entourage of lords hostage. Then the Aztec took control of Tenochtitlan.
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March 1519, the Spanish with eleven ships. About 600 men, 16 horses, and 20 guns. The go up against a large number of Indians and the guns and horses were new to them. They agreed that they would have peace if twenty Indian women were given to the Spanish and they did.
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on 13 August 1521, Tlaxcala assistance he captures it again a year later there was no more Aztec resistance. The Spanish conquest of Central America is complete. The Aztec empire was now part of the Spanish empire.
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n 1521, Spanish invaders took over the Aztecs. That includes there other places that they took over. That was just a small part of the Spanish empire.
