aztec time line

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  • 1248

    Building an empire

    Building an empire
    The aztecs settled their empire on Lake Texcoco. They named their city Tenochtitlan.
  • 1478

    Spanish inquisition

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

    Spanish empire

    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.
  • 1519

    cortez arives

    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.
  • 1520

    montezuma got murked

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