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First Nahuatl speaking peoples begin to settle in Mexico
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The Aztecs travel from their northern homeland of Aztlan searching for a more suitable place to settle.
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The Aztecs settled near Lake Texcoco, in Chapultepec. They are eventually kicked out by the Tepanec natives.
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The Aztecs finally settle in Tizapan, by permission of the Culhuacan ruler Cocoxtli.
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The Aztecs finally manage to settle in the city of Tenochtitlan. It will become the capital of the Aztec Empire. The location is picked by the priests because it is where they see the foretold sign of an eagle holding a snake while standing on a cactus.
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The first dominant ruler or King of the Aztecs, Acamapichtli, comes into power. He has one of the most successful reigns out of all the Aztec leaders.
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The Triple Alliance is formed, consisting of the three cities of: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. This alliance would form the Aztec empire and become a dominant force.
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The city of Tenochtitlán is damaged by a great flood. The next two years were filled with famine and starvation.
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This building was used as the head temple and religious facility by the Aztecs. It was very large in size, there were 78 mini temples inside of it. Over the years thousands of people were killed as human sacrifices within the temple.
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Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlán.
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Cortes defeats the Aztecs and takes over the city of Tenochtitlán with the help of the Tlaxcalans, the Texcocons, and other native tribes. King Montezuma is also captured, taken prisoner, and eventually killed.
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The Spanish begin to rebuild the city of Tenochtitlán. It will be called Mexico City and will be the capital of New Spain.