Mexican History Timeline

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  • 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

  • Mexico declared independence from Spain

  • Period: to

    Mexican War of Independence

  • Mexican Empire is created

  • The first Mexican flag similar to the current design was created

  • Mexico wants to sell its northern lands

  • Mexico D.F. was founded

  • Texas declared independence from Mexico

  • Period: to

    Texas's War for independence from Mexico

  • Mexico breaks off friendly ties with the U.S.

  • Texas becomes an American State

  • Period: to

    Mexican-American War

  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

  • Current Mexican flag was adopted

  • Felipe Calderon (the current president) comes to power

  • The Kingdom of Spain was created

  • Roman Empire spoke Vulgar Latin

  • Spanish started to appear