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Jan 1, 1325
Settlement
The Aztec people built thier capitol on a small swampy Island in Lake Texcoco and called it Tenochtitlan. -
Apr 26, 1350
Aztec Empire
The Aztecs build causeways with canals in their city -
Apr 26, 1370
Tenoch
The Religious ruler of Mexica, Tenoch, dies 1370 -
Apr 26, 1375
King Acamapichilti
The first King of Tinochtitlan begins his rule -
Apr 26, 1417
Third King
The third King of Tinochtitlan, Chimalpopoca, dies early into his reign. He was assasinated by the Tepaneca. -
Apr 26, 1427
War
The Aztecs go to war with their enemies the Tepaneca, and claim the title of the ruling Mexica clan -
Apr 26, 1452
Famine
There is a large famine in Tichnotitlan -
Apr 26, 1487
The Great Temple
The Great Temple was dedicated in Tichnotitlan -
May 3, 1519
Spanish Arrival
A crew of Spaniards led by Hernando Cortez landed on the shores of the Gulf Coast in the Spring of 1519. -
Nov 8, 1519
Spanin and her Allies
The Spaniards allied with a rival of the Aztecs and arrived at their gates on November the 8th. -
Jun 5, 1520
Spanish Agression
As the Spaniards and their allies became increasingly unwelcome and dangerous guests in the Aztec capitol city, in June of 1520 the tensicons culminated into the massacre of the Great Temple and the death of the Aztec's fearless leader Moctezuma II. -
Jul 1, 1520
La Noche Triste
The Spanish and her allies fled the city on July 1st, a night knows as La Noche Triste. -
Aug 13, 1521
The Conquest
The Spanish returned to the city with their native allies in the spring of 1521 to lay siege to Technotitlan and the battle ended in the dictruction of the city on August 13, 1521
