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The Aztecs leave their homeland of Aztlan in northern Mexico and begin their journey south. Over the next 225 years the Aztecs will move many times until they finally settle down at the city of Tenochtitlan. -
The Aztecs arrive in the Valley of Mexico. -
They settle in Chapultepec, but are forced to leave by the Culhuacan tribe. -
The city of Tenochtitlan is founded. -
The Aztecs begin to build causeways and canals around Tenochtitlan -
The first dominant ruler of the Aztecs, Acamapichtli, comes into power. They call their ruler the Tlatoani which means "speaker". -
Itzcoatl becomes the fourth ruler of the Aztecs. He will found the Aztec Empire -
Montezuma I rules and greatly expands the empire. -
Cortes defeats the Aztecs and takes over the city of Tenochtitlan. -
The Spanish begin to rebuild the city of Tenochtitlan. It will be called Mexico City and will be the capital of New Spain.