Aztec timeline

By Dakota.scott
  • Fall of the Aztecs
    1522 BCE

    Fall of the Aztecs

    Tenochtitlan is destroyed but soon rebuilt and renamed Mexico City and declared as a Spanish Colony.
  • Defeat
    1521 BCE

    Defeat

    Cortes comes to Mexico and Moctezuma II is killed and Cuitlahuac is elected ruler
  • Moctezuma II
    1502 BCE

    Moctezuma II

    Moctezuma II becomes ruler.
  • Ruling and Temples
    1486 BCE

    Ruling and Temples

    Ahuizotu starts ruling the Aztecs and The Great Temple at Tenochtitlan is dedicated.
  • Flood
    1452 BCE

    Flood

    The city of Tenochtitlan is destroyed my a flood.
  • New ruling
    1440 BCE

    New ruling

    Emperor Moctezuma becomes the new ruler of the Aztecs.
  • Defeat
    1400 BCE

    Defeat

    The Telanecs are defeated.
  • New ruling
    1370 BCE

    New ruling

    The Aztec Priest (Tenoch) dies and the Aztecs are now ruled by Tepanecs then Acampitchtil becomes the Aztec ruler.
  • Advancements
    1350 BCE

    Advancements

    Canals and causeways are built in the city.
  • Capital founded
    1325 BCE

    Capital founded

    The city of Tenochtitlan is founded and the first Aztec temple was built.
  • The Aztecs settled
    1250 BCE

    The Aztecs settled

    They decided to settle near Lake Texcoco.
  • The Aztecs arrived
    1195 BCE

    The Aztecs arrived

    They arrived in The Valley of Mexico which is modern day Mexico City.