Montezuma

Aztec timeline

  • The Aztecs came to the Valley of Mexico.
    Apr 1, 1325

    The Aztecs came to the Valley of Mexico.

  • Tenochtitlan established.
    Apr 1, 1345

    Tenochtitlan established.

  • King Fernand and Queen Isabella capture Granada.
    Apr 11, 1492

    King Fernand and Queen Isabella capture Granada.

  • Treaty of Tortesillas
    Apr 11, 1494

    Treaty of Tortesillas

  • Santo Domingo established by Spanish on Hispaniola
    Apr 11, 1496

    Santo Domingo established by Spanish on Hispaniola

  • Montezuma becomes leader of Aztecs. He, the leader of Aztec people, was known as The Great Speaker.
    Apr 1, 1502

    Montezuma becomes leader of Aztecs. He, the leader of Aztec people, was known as The Great Speaker.

  • Spain begins exporting gold and silver from the Americas.
    Apr 11, 1503

    Spain begins exporting gold and silver from the Americas.

  • Cortes arrives in Mexico
    Apr 1, 1519

    Cortes arrives in Mexico

  • Moctezuma killed, Spanish driven out of Tenochtitlan, smallpox outbreak among Aztecs.
    Apr 1, 1520

    Moctezuma killed, Spanish driven out of Tenochtitlan, smallpox outbreak among Aztecs.

  • Spanish defeate Aztecs.
    Apr 11, 1521

    Spanish defeate Aztecs.