Spanish Conquest of America - Nikita

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  • Jan 1, 1250

    Aztecs settle near Lake Texcoco

    Aztecs settle near Lake Texcoco
  • Jan 1, 1325

    City of Tenochtitlan is founded by the Aztecs on an island in Lake Texcoco

    City of Tenochtitlan is founded by the Aztecs on an island in Lake Texcoco
    Tenochtitlan was a significant city because of its cleanliness and today is called Mexico City
  • Jan 1, 1440

    Montezuma I Begins his Rules

    Montezuma I Begins his Rules
    Montezuma was born into the nobility, and rose to the empire's highest position not by means of a hereditary claim, but after winning an election from the nobles
  • Jan 1, 1502

    Spanish bring small pox to the "New World" with them, causing an out break of the disease.

    Spanish bring small pox to the "New World" with them, causing an out break of the disease.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors arrive at Tenochtitlan

    Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors arrive at Tenochtitlan
    Conuistadors: A Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century.