Mexico Timeline-Jayneika

By Mrs.Whitbread
  • Jan 27, 1300

    Aztecs built the capital

    in the 1300s the Aztecs built their Capital Mexico Tenochtitlan
  • Jan 27, 1400

    In the 1400s a new and powerful civilization developed

    which is the Aztecs
  • Jan 27, 1400

    In the Late 1400's Spanish set out to build colonies

    and take Advantage of American rich resources
  • Jan 27, 1500

    Spanish arrived in the 1500s

    Unknowingly brought diseases that killed many Indigenous people
  • Jan 27, 1500

    The Aztecs had a strong army of volunteers

    After 1500 CE they had conquered and controlled about 5 million people

  • Mexico won independance

    from Spain

  • Porfirio Diaz came to power

    Porfirio Diaz came to power.He tried to improve Mexico's economy by inviting foreign companies to build railways and and to invest in other infrastructure.

  • Diaz was overthrown

    After ruling for 35 yrs. Diaz was overthrown

  • after several years of fighting,a new constitution was declared in 1917

  • Period: to

    Maya thrived from 100 to 800 BCE

    what are now southern Mexico, Guatemala,and Belize