Mexican History Timeline By spanish Mar 13, 1325 The city of Tenochtitlan was founded Period: Oct 4, 1350 to Oct 4, 1581 The Aztecs Sep 6, 1492 Columbus sets sail from Spain Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus spotted land (what is now the Bahamas) Oct 4, 1519 Hernan Cortez arrives in Mexico Oct 4, 1519 Hernan Cortez calims the area of current day Mexico for Spain Aug 13, 1521 Mexico City was founded Sep 16, 1810 Mexico declared independence from Spain Period: Sep 16, 1810 to Sep 27, 1821 Mexican War of Independence Oct 4, 1821 Mexican Empire is created Oct 4, 1821 The first Mexican flag similar to the current design was created Oct 4, 1824 Mexico wants to sell its northern lands Nov 8, 1824 Mexico D.F. was founded Oct 4, 1835 Texas declared independence from Mexico Period: Oct 4, 1835 to Oct 4, 1836 Texas's War for independence from Mexico Jan 1, 1845 Mexico breaks off friendly ties with the U.S. Oct 4, 1845 Texas becomes an American State Period: Oct 4, 1846 to Oct 4, 1848 Mexican-American War Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Sep 16, 1968 Current Mexican flag was adopted Dec 1, 2006 Felipe Calderon (the current president) comes to power Mar 2, 2022 The Kingdom of Spain was created Mar 2, 2022 Roman Empire spoke Vulgar Latin Mar 2, 2022 Spanish started to appear