Main Events of Mexico's History By Eric Ramirez 4500 BCE Beginning of the process of sedentarism and constitution of Mesoamerica 2000 BCE Beginning of Preclassic Period 1200 BCE Development of Olmec Culture 450 BCE Mayas. Development of Maya Culture 200 BCE Teotihuacan Culture 850 Development of Toltec Culture 1325 Foundation of Tenochtitlan 1519 Arrival of Spaniards 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan 1521 Viceregal Mexico 1810 Mexico's Independence