Mexico

  • Period: Jun 21, 1516 to

    Mexican Independence

  • Ending of a Empire
    Jun 1, 1517

    Ending of a Empire

    A comet appeared, believed to signal impending doom.
  • Spanish Arrive
    Mar 4, 1519

    Spanish Arrive

    Spanish soliders arrived Hernán Cortés as their leader.
  • Rule of Cuitahuac
    Jun 21, 1520

    Rule of Cuitahuac

    The tenth king of Tenochtitlán, who will die when the first small pox epidemic hits the empire.
  • Rule of Cuauhetemoc
    Sep 10, 1520

    Rule of Cuauhetemoc

    Eleventh and last king of Tenochtitlán.
  • Fall of Tenochtitlán
    Aug 13, 1521

    Fall of Tenochtitlán

    Cuauhetemoc surrenders to Cortés and the city is then destroyed and he is later hung.
  • New Spain lost Flordia

    new Spain lost Flordia to Great Britain but gained Louisiana from France.
  • French Revolution

    It's doctorine spread to Latin America, where Creoles wanted to supplant Gachupines in office.
  • El Grito de Delores

    El Grito de Delores

    Father Manuel Hidalgo called for Mexican independence from Spain in 'el grito de Delores' and this became Mexico's Independence Day.