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1500 BCE
Olmecs
(1500 BC - 100 AC) Known as the mother culture of Mesoamerica, which its most characteriscal object is the Olmec heads. -
Period: 1500 BCE to 100
Olmec culture
(1500 BC - 100 AC) Known as the mother culture of Mesoamerica, which its most characteriscal object is the Olmec heads. -
1000 BCE
Mayans
The mayans were a culture characterized by the development of its writing and numerical system and the use of the calendar. -
Period: 1000 BCE to 1521
Mayan culture
The mayans were a culture characterized by the development of its writing and numerical system and the use of the calendar. -
500 BCE
Zapotec
(500 BC - 1000 AC) Theywere located in Oaxaca, Guerrero, Puebla and Veracruz, their economy was based in the agriculture of corns and beans. -
Period: 500 BCE to 1000
Zapotec culture
(500 BC - 1000 AC) Theywere located in Oaxaca, Guerrero, Puebla and Veracruz, their economy was based in the agriculture of corns and beans. -
250 BCE
Tamal
(250 BC) Tamales are a dish from the pre-Hispanic era of Mexico, it is said that they were a food for great parties, they were also prepared to thank the fertility of the earth, in any social event and as an offering to the dead. -
200 BCE
Cholula
(200 BC - 800 AC) Located in Puebla, here was built the first important ceremonial center and was habited by the ñuiñe culture. -
100 BCE
Cobá
(100 BC - 1450 AC) It is a city that was developed near of 5 lakes, which provide a good amount de resources. -
25 BCE
The Roman Empire
(25 BC - 476 AC) From it we inherited countless things, such as writing and letters, law, our calendar and even the idea of transporting water from rivers to cities. -
1 BCE
Birth of Jesus
(0) The birth of Jesus marked the separation between a period of time and help in the development of the christianity -
1 CE
Teotihuacan culture
(1-650) A mysterious culture which origin and end are unknown and its existance is known thanks to the city of Teotihuacan. -
Period: 1 CE to 650
Teotihuacan culture
(1-650) A mysterious culture which origin and end are unknown and its existance is known thanks to the city of Teotihuacan. -
200
Mitla
(200-1521) It was the political and religious center for the zapotecs after the dissapearance of Monte Albán. -
300
Teotihuacan
(300 - 600) One of the most characteristical archaeological place in México, where the principal building is the Moon's pyramid -
400
Palenque
(400-900) It is an archaeological zone in Chiapas that with tikal and Calakmul was one of the most powerful cities of the Mayans and was discovered in 1952. -
500
Montealbán
(500) The most important indigenious capital of Oaxaca's valley and known by the zapotecs as Dani Baá. -
564
Tulum
(564) Previously known as Zama, it's a mayan city located near the beach covered by a wall. -
700
Uxmal
(700-1000) was an ancient Mayan city that was left behind in 1080 as a consecuence of a revolution between the citizans and the elite members. -
800
Tajín
(800 - 1200) Located on Veracruz, it was tha capital cu¿ity of the Totonacs with monuments for the god of thunder. -
800
Tula
(800-1200) Tula was a ceremonial center made by the totec culture and its most characteristical object are the tula atlanteas. -
900
Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza, meaning the city on the edge of the well of itzaes, It is a complex of Mayan ruins which are known to be one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. -
900
Mixtec culture
(900 - 1521) This culture shared various chatacteristic with the zapotecs, like the techniques of smithery and the language. -
Period: 900 to 1521
Mixtec culture
(900 - 1521) This culture shared various chatacteristic with the zapotecs, like the techniques of smithery and the language. -
1150
Paquimé
(1150-1450) Here lived 3000 citizens and one of the most amazing thing is that is located in the desset. -
1200
Aztec cuture
(1200 - 1521) One of the most advanced culture with a pwerful army based on alliances and feared by many civilizations. -
Period: 1200 to 1521
Aztec culture
(1200 - 1521) One of the most advanced culture with a pwerful army based on alliances and feared by many civilizations. -
1325
Historical center of the CDMX
(1325) It is build over the ruins of Tenochtitlan and the biggests square of the hispanic countries. -
1325
Pozole
(1325) It is believed that this dish was consumed since before the conquest, Emperor Moctezuma enjoyed a Pozole dish offered to the god Xipe Tótec, lord of fertility and the regeneration of corn and war. -
1521
Xochimilco
(1521) The famous canals of Xochimilco, the last remains of the extensive transportation system created by the Aztecs. -
1521
The Spanish Conquest
(1521) I was the moment the spains manage to defeat the Aztecs and destroy Tenochtitlan. -
Period: 1521 to
Colonial period
(1521-1810) After the conquest, the spains rule New Spain by the system of the viceroyalty until the independence. -
1531
Historical center of Puebla
(1531) It is considered as the origin of the capital of Puebla, located at the foot of the Popocatépetl volcano. -
1540
Fortified Historical City of Campeche
(1540) It is a portcity ehich walls were used to protect against naval attacks, principally from the pirates. -
1546
Historical center of Zacatecas
(1546) It was founded after the spain discovered silver in the region, getting to its most glorious moments during XVI and XVII centuries. -
1553
Padre Tembleque Aqueduct Hydraulic System
(1553) Undertaken at the initiative of the Franciscan friar Tembleque, the construction of this hydraulic complex was the work of the local communities. -
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695)
(1648-1695) She was a religious and outstanding writer, poet and thinker from New Spain, recognized as one of the most important female literary figures of the seventeenth century. -
Mole
(1681) It is a Mexican dish, and there is a wide variety of ways to prepare it, depending on the region. Its name derives from the Nahuatl word molli or mulli, a word that refers to sauces prepared with spices. -
Historical City of Guanajuato
(1741) Founded by Felipe V of Spain, is conformed by elegant building, churches, public squares and colonial streets. -
French Revolution
(1789-1799) It put an end to absolutism, feudalism, serfdom and the privileges of the clergy and nobility. -
Cabañas Hospice of Guadalajara
(1805) The building has a neoclasic architecture and It served as the home of orphans between 1810 and 1980. -
The independence
(1810 -1821) The 16 of September start a social revolution against Spain for declare México as an independent country. -
Period: to
The Independence
(1810 -1821) The 16 of September start a social revolution against Spain for declare México as an independent country. -
Independent México
(1821 - 1877) México is born as a nation where the early years included an economical, social and political chaos. -
Period: to
Independent México
(1821 - 1877) México is born as a nation where the early years included an economical, social and political chaos. -
José María Velasco
(1840-1912) During 44 years he created close to 300 oil paintings, as well as watercolors, lithographs and miniature paintings, including his landscapes of the Valley of Mexico. -
The national Anthem
(1853) Its verses and chorus were written by the poet and playwright from San Luis Potosí, Francisco González Bocanegra, while its music, the work of the Spanish Jaime Nunó Roca, was composed the following year. -
Gerardo Murillo, Dr. Atl
(1875-1964) He was a researcher of nature, considered as the ideologist of the muralist movement, in which he imposed a style from which several muralists drew their inspiration. -
The Porfiriato
(1877 - 1910) After Benito Juárez of being president, Porfirio Díaz take the power and rule with fist of iron, increasing the economy as well as the social gap. -
Period: to
The Porfiriato
(1877 - 1910) After Benito Juárez of being president, Porfirio Díaz take the power and rule with fist of iron, increasing the economy as well as the social gap. -
Cielito Lindo
(1882) Composed by Quirino Mendoz, a song known inside and outside of Mexico, it is known that he dedicated it to his wife Catalina Martínez. -
José Clemente Orozco
(1883-1949) Orozco showed great interest in social themes, which in his first stage was expressed in the representation of the everyday life of the subaltern world, bars and cabarets. -
Diego Rivera
(1886-1957) Rivera's intention was to reflect daily life as he saw it and to do so he divided it into two major themes: work and leisure. -
Saturnino Herrán
(1887-1918) A painter whose work is framed within the pictorial modernism and is considered the initiator of Mexican muralism. -
Carmen Mondragón, Nahui Ollin
(1893-1978) She was a poet, painter, pioneer of feminism, muse and model of 20th century Mexican art. -
David Alfaro Siqueiros
(1896-1974) He was a Mexican painter recognized mainly for his mural work in which he combined technique with political and social commitment. -
María Izquierdo
(1902-1955) Born into a poor family, she was the first Mexican painter to exhibit her works in 1930. -
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
(1902-2002) One of the founders of modern photography worldwide, is considered the greatest representative of Latin American photography in the 20th century. -
Palace of Fine Arts
(1904) Located in the historical center of the CDMX, it functions as a place of opera, dance, theater, museum, art galery, library and even restaurant. -
Lola Álvarez Bravo
(1907-1993) Considered the first Mexican photographer, Lola Álvarez Bravo worked as a photojournalist, commercial and documentary photographer, professional portraitist and plastic artist. -
Remedios Varo
(1908-1963) She was a Spanish surrealist painter, writer and graphic artist in political exile and naturalized Mexican citizen who arrived in Mexico in 1941. -
Mexican revolution
(1910 - 1929) It starts as a movement against Porfirio Díaz with the Plan of San Luis and ends with the murder of Álvaro Obregón. -
Frida Kahlo
(1910-1954) She was a Mexican painter, recognized for her famous self-portraits, considered part of the surrealist movement. -
Period: to
Mexican revolution
(1910 - 1929) It starts as a movement against Porfirio Díaz with the Plan of San Luis and ends with the murder of Álvaro Obregón. -
Octavio Paz
(1914-1998) Together with Pablo Neruda and César Vallejo, Octavio Paz forms the triad of great poets who, after the decline of modernism, led the renewal of 20th century Latin American poetry. -
Leonora Carrington
(1914-1998) She was one of the most prominent artists of the surrealist movement, she produced painting, sculpture, printmaking, textiles, jewelry and wrote plays, novels, and short stories. -
World War 1
(1914-1918) After the murder of Francisco Fernanado, a belic conflict start between the allies (Italy, Hungary and Germany) and the triple entente (French, UK, Russia and USA). -
Elena Garro (1916-1998)
(1916-1998) She was a multifaceted writer who wrote novels, plays and historical essays, using chronicles, memoirs and poetry to create her various works. -
Juan Rulfo
(1917-1986) With his novel Pedro Páramo, he was recognized as one of the great masters of 20th century Spanish-American narrative. -
Contemporary México
(1929 - now) It is the reconstruction of the country as well as the start for some political and economical bases for the country where we live nowadays. -
Period: to
Contemporary México
(1929 - now) It is the reconstruction of the country as well as the start for some political and economical bases for the country where we live nowadays. -
Home Studio of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
(1931) It was designed byJuan O'Gorman, where it functioned as the house of the painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera and was one the first funcionalist architecture buildings. -
World War II
(1939-1945) It all start when Germany invaded Poland an try to conquer the world with Japan and Italy, but they were deafeated. -
President Alemán Urban Center
(1947) It is conformed by nine buildings in a zigzag way with a total of 1080 homes for the mexican families. -
Home Studio Luis Barragan
(1948) It was home of the architect and engineer Luis Barragán and it is famous by the combination between traditional and contemporary elements. -
Rectory buildind of the UNAM
(1950) Since it is the rectory building, the exterior receives protests and demonstrations from the UNAM student community, workers and other social groups related to the university. -
Central Library of the UNAM
(1950) The library was built by Juan O'Gorman, it is a place where the students are allowed to adquire book for their reserches as well for pleasure. -
Olympic Stadium of the UNAM
(1952) Its the second largest stadium of the country with a capacity of 72,000 spectators and the design was based of stadiums of Berlín, Florence and Rome.
