BRYCE AND BODIE By MrSidey Oct 29, 1250 aztecs settle near lake texcoco Oct 29, 1325 city of tenochtitlan is founded by the aztecs on an island in lake texcoco Oct 29, 1440 montezuma I begins his rule Nov 19, 1492 Columbus "discovers" America He was born in the Republic of Genoa He discovered the Americas for some kids Nov 19, 1502 Aztec empire is at its most powerful as Montezuma II begins his rule. Nov 19, 1506 Columbus dies. Oct 29, 1519 Cortes and the spanish conquistadors arrive at Tenochtitlan Nov 19, 1519 Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors arrive at Tenochtitlan. The definition for Conquistadors: A conqueror, esp. one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century. Nov 19, 1520 Spanish bring small pox to the "New World" with them, causing an outbreak of the disease. Nov 19, 1521 Cortes claims Tenochtitlan for Spain. Nov 19, 1522 Tenochtitlan is rebulit as the capital of "New Spain", the Spanish colony in the Americas. Oct 29, 2012 Spanish bring small pox to the "New World"