Mesoamerica

By Jordizzle6969
  • 1531 BCE

    1531:The collapse of the Aztec empire (Aztec)

    After going toe to toe with Cortes and his Spaniards, the Aztecs dawned upon defeat and were brought to their knees as their empire fell
  • 1519 BCE

    1519:The arrival of Cortes and the Spaniards (Aztec)

    During the ruling of Moctezuma II, Hernan Cortes and the Spaniards landed on the Gulf Coast. Cortes and the tribe Tlaxcala formed an alliance with a plot to destroy Moctezuma's empire.
  • 1502 BCE

    1502:The death of Ahuitzotl and the ruling of Moctezuma II (Aztec)

    After the death of Ahuitzotl and the prime of the Aztec empire, his son Moctezuma had inherited his well built kingdom and became the Aztecs emperor.
  • 1427 BCE

    1487:Aztecs and their sacrificial rituals (Aztec)

    The Aztecs claimed they had sacrificed 84,400 people which mainly consisted of criminals and prisoners of war for their religious purposes and to intimidate other near by tribes
  • 1325 BCE

    Aztecs:1325 The founding of Tenochtitlan (Aztec)

    The Aztecs were wanderers with no homes. One day near Lake Texcoco, they saw an eagle perched atop of a cactus devouring a snake, whee that was became Tenoctitlan
  • 500 BCE

    500:Stone and Stucco (Maya)

    In the beginning of the 500's, the early mayan stages, they started building large stone structures also known as triadic structures. The temples were covered in stucco that gave it an off white color. The structures were mainly used as temples for their god.
  • 300 BCE

    300:El Mirador's Prime (Maya)

    El Mirador at the time had stone causeways, bridges, and advanced water collection systems.
  • 150

    150:Abandonment of the cities (Maya)

    Around 150 AD or CE Mayan cities were mysteriously abandoned for an unknown reason
  • 1200

    1200:Capac and Ocllo's mission (Inca)

    Capac and Ocllo find the sacred land that the sun god wanted them to find. They started their empire on the land also known as Cuzco
  • 1438

    1438: Pachacuti the World Shaker (Inca)

    Pachacuti rose to the throne, then the Incas began a series of quick expansions. Pachacuti also set up a federal government at Cuzco and divided the empire into four provinces.
  • 1511

    1511:The second Spanish Arrival (Maya)

    After landing on the Gulf Coast, the Spanish also had come in contact with the Maya and were a lot friendlier to the Mayans than the Aztecs. Together, they had advanced in trading.
  • 1521

    1521: The Spaniard betrayal (Maya)

    After the Spanish conquered the Aztecs, the Mayans were next in line to face Cortes’ wrath
  • 1526

    1526:Pizzaro's search for El Dorado (Inca)

    Pizzaro the spaniard set sail for El Dorado but ended up finding the Inca Empire
  • 1532

    1532:Pizzaro's betrayal (Inca)

    Pizzaro went back to Cuzco and took Atahualpa for ransom. In exchange for Atahualpa, he wanted as much gold and silver that the Inca could offer, they gave him the gold and silver but he ended up killing Atahualpa anyway
  • 1536

    1536:Manco's new empire (Inca)

    The new emperor of the Inca empire Manco rebelled against the spaniards in a guerilla warfare that they ended up losing