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The Aztecs started on their migration due to environmental stress.
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The Aztec arrived in the Valley of Mexico and there built the city of Tenochtitlan.
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Itzcóatl, an Aztec ruler, defeated Maxtla a nearby civilizations ruler, and took over his land and created the Triple Alliance.
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After Itzcoatl defeated Maxtla he formed a triple alliance with Texcoco and Tlacopan.
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The Aztecs were defeated by the Spanish army and conquered and all their culture and origins were destroyed.
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The French are expelled from Haiti. The colony was declared free, and named Saint Domingue Haiti to show the break with European colonialism.