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Jan 1, 600
First Nahuatl speaking peoples begin to settle in Mexico
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Jan 1, 1110
The Mexica travel from their northern homeland of Aztlan
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Period: Jan 1, 1110 to Jan 1, 1248
The Mexica roam the area which is now Mexico, trying to find a location in which to settle
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Jan 1, 1248
Mexica settle near Lake Texcoco, in Chapultepec
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Dec 1, 1299
Mexica settle in Tizapan, by permission of the Culhuacan ruler Cocoxtli
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Jan 1, 1325
Tenochtitlán is settled by the Mexica
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Jan 1, 1350
Building of causeways with canals
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Jan 1, 1370
Death of Tenoch, religious ruler of the Mexica
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Jan 1, 1376
The first king of Tenochtitlán, Acamapichitli, starts to rule
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Jan 1, 1390
Original construction of Templo Mayor beings in Tenochtitlán
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Jan 1, 1395
The second king of Tenochtitlán, Huitzilihuitzli, starts to rule. An alliance with the Tepaneca is created.
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Jan 1, 1417
The third king, Chimalpopoca, starts to rule.
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Jan 1, 1427
Chimalpopoca is assasinated by the Tepaneca. War with Tepaneca commences.
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Jan 1, 1427
Fourth King ' Itzcoatl, starts to reign.
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Jan 1, 1430
Azcapotzalco conquered
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Jan 1, 1431
Establishment of the Triple Alliance between the Mexica, the Acolhua in the city Texcoco and the Tepaneca of Tlacopan.
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Jan 1, 1440
Reign of the fifth king, Moctezuma I, starts
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Jan 1, 1452
Tenochtitlán severely damaged by flooding. Famine starts.
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Jan 1, 1469
Tenochtitlán's sixth king, Azayactl, reigns
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Jan 1, 1481
Reign of Tizoc, the seventh king of Tenochtitlán, starts
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Jan 1, 1486
Rule of Ahuitzotl, eighth king of the city
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Jan 1, 1487
Dedication of Great Temple (Templo Mayor) at Tenochtitlán.
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Jan 1, 1502
Reign of Moctezuma II, or Montezuma II, most famous of the Aztec kings and ninth king of Tenochtitlán, begins
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Jan 1, 1510
Severe floods in Tenochtitlán
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Jan 1, 1517
The appearance of a comet, believed to signify impending doom
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Mar 4, 1519
Landing of Hernan Cortes on the Yucatan penninsula
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Nov 8, 1519
Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlán
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Jan 1, 1520
Cortes allies with Tlaxcala, enemies of the Aztec, assault on the empire begins
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Jan 1, 1520
Rule of Cuitahuac, tenth king of Tenochtitlán starts and ends in the same year. Cuitahuac dies from the first smallpox epidemic to hit the empire.
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Jan 1, 1520
Rule of Cuauhetemoc, eleventh and last king of the city, begins
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Aug 13, 1521
Fall of Tenochtitlán. Cuauhetemoc surrenders to Cortes, destruction of the city
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Jan 1, 1522
Rebuilding of the city by the Spanish as Mexico City, capital of New Spain
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Jan 1, 1525
Cuauhetemoc is hung by the Spaniards