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Jan 1, 1250
Lake Texcoc Aztecs settle near Lake Texcoco
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Jan 1, 1350
Causeways and canals are built in tenochtitlan.
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Jan 1, 1400
Aztecs expand their Empire by defeating the Tepanecs
The Tepanecs lived in the valley of Mexico, they where the sister tribe of the Aztecs and arrived in the valley in the late 12th century. -
Jan 1, 1440
Montezuma I begins his rule.
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Jan 1, 1492
Colombus "discovers" Americas.
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Jan 1, 1502
Aztec Empire is at its most powerful as Montezuma II begins his rule.
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Jan 1, 1506
Columbus dies.
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Jan 1, 1519
Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors arrive Tenochtitlan.
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Jan 1, 1520
Spanish bring small pox to the "New World" with them causing an outbreak of the disease.
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Jan 1, 1521
Cortes claims Tenochtitlan for Spain.
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Jan 1, 1522
Tenochtitlan is rebuilt as the capital of "New Spain", the Spanish colony in the Americas