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Spanish Conquest of the Americas

By MrSidey
  • Jan 1, 1250

    Aztecs settle near Lake Texcoxo

  • Jan 1, 1325

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

    It was the capital city of the Aztecs Empire.
  • Jan 1, 1350

    Causeways and walk ways are built in Tenochtitlan

  • Jan 1, 1400

    Aztecs expand Empire by defeating Tepanecs

    They were a Tribe the lived in the Vallry of Mexico and followed the same policies as the Aztecs.
  • Jan 1, 1440

    Montezuma 1 begins his rule

    He is the 5th Emperor since the Founding of Tenochtitlan.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus discovers Americas

    He was from Italy and discovered them in the name of Genoan City State
  • Jan 1, 1502

    Aztec Empire Montezuma 2 is at its most powerful.

  • Jan 1, 1506

    Columbus Dies

  • Jan 1, 1519

    Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors arive at Tenochtitlam

    Conquistadors were what they called the warriors usually using guns on horses that conquested teh Americas
  • Jan 1, 1520

    The Spanish bring small pox to the new World and cause an outbreak of disease.

    It brought death to thousands of people living there.
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Cortes claims Tenochtitlan for Spain

  • Jan 1, 1522

    Tenochtitlan is rebuilt as new Spain the Spanish colony in the Americas

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