aztec time line

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  • Building an empire
    1248

    Building an empire

    The aztecs settled their empire on Lake Texcoco. They named their city Tenochtitlan.
  • Spanish inquisition
    1478

    Spanish inquisition

    The spanish inquisition was a court system that was used to expel non christians from Spain. torture, kill, took money
  • Spanish empire
    1492

    Spanish empire

    The Spanish were ruled by king Ferdinand and queen Isabella. They funded Cortes trip to try and find a new trade route to asia.
  • cortez arives
    1519

    cortez arives

    he arrived in mexico thinking it was asia. He met some of the tribes ruled by the Aztecs. He used the conquistadors formula to gain control over the tribes.
  • montezuma got murked
    1520

    montezuma got murked

    the spanish tricked and killed him then his own people stoned him and he died