Mexican History By CrisWho 1325 The Aztecs found the city of Tenochtitlan 1440 Moctezuma I becomes leader of the Aztecs and expands the Aztec Empire 1519 Hernan Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlan 1521 Cortes defeats the Aztecs and claims the land for Spain Period: 1600 to 1800 Spain conquers the rest of Mexico and Spanish settlers arrive. Mexico is part of the colony of New Spain. 1810 The Mexican War of Independence begins led by Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo 1821 The War of Independence ends and Mexico declares its independence on September 27th 1824 Guadalupe Victoria takes office as the first President of Mexico. Mexico becomes a republic. 1847 The United States Army occupies Mexico City 1861 The French invade Mexico and install Maximilian of Austria as president in 1864 1910 The Mexican Revolution begins led by Emiliano Zapata 1917 The Mexican Constitution is adopted 1942 Mexico joins the Allies in World War II declaring war on Germany and Japan 1993 The North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and the United States is ratified 2000 Vicente Fox is elected president. He is the first president not from the PRI party in 71 years. 2018 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador becomes the first leftist president in Mexico's history.
