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Aztecs migrate south from modern day United States towards mexico
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The first Aztec settlement was created in South Central Mexico on an island in Lake Chapultepec
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Wars break out with neighboring civilizations
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They are forced to move and resettle near Lake Texcoco.
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The Spanish explorer Hernando Cortéz was looking for gold he landed in Mexico with many men and horses
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Hernando Cortéz defeated the Aztec armiesand destroyed their capital. Half the Aztecs were killed or died from smallpox that Europeans brought.
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Mexico gains independence and so Aztecs are now Mexican citizens. Many mexicans now have Spanish and Aztec heritage, but little remains of the Aztec culture
