Aztec empire

The Aztec Empire

  • The Aztecs settle in the Valley of Mexico.
    1200

    The Aztecs settle in the Valley of Mexico.

    The Aztecs finally settle after 200 years of wondering once they see the Eagle with a serpent in its mouth sitting on a cactus.
  • The Capital city of Tenochtitlan is formed
    1345

    The Capital city of Tenochtitlan is formed

    The Aztecs build a city in the middle of Lake Texcoco and they start to expand.
  • Aztec leader Ahuitzotl conquers the central valleys of Oaxaca
    1494

    Aztec leader Ahuitzotl conquers the central valleys of Oaxaca

  • 1519

    The height of the Aztec empire

    The Aztec empire stretches 80,000 square miles across mexico and the yucatan.
  • Aztec empire falls to Cortes and his men
    1521

    Aztec empire falls to Cortes and his men

    After a year of fighting, Cortes beats the Aztecs and pillages Tenochtitlan.