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Tenochtitlán is founded and becomes the capital of the Aztec empire.
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The first Aztec ruler, named Acamapichtli, comes into power. Aztec rulers are called the Tlatoani which means "speaker".
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The Tepaneca were a dominant tribe in central Mexico and had assasinated the third Aztec ruler. The war lasts until 1430.
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The Aztecs gain their fourth leader, Itzcoatl. He will eventually found the empire.
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Montezuma I becomes the fifth Aztec leader, marking the height of the Empire. His rule will lead to a great expansion of the empire.
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Tenochtitlán becomes severely damaged by flooding, which leads to famine throughout the empire that lasts until 1454.
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Montezuma II, the ninth Aztec ruler, comes into power. Montezuma II is the most well-known ruler.
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Hernan Cortes, a Spanish conquistador, arrives in Tenochtitlán. The Aztecs treat him as a guest, but he takes Montezuma II prisoner. Cortes is driven out, but Montezuma II is killed.
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The tenth Aztec ruler, Cuitahuac, dies of the first case of smallpox. Rule of the eleventh and final ruler, Cuauhetemoc, begins.
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Cuauhetemoc surrenders to Hernan Cortes and Tenochtitlán is destroyed.
