Aztecspanish

The Aztecs and the Spanish: Two Worlds Collide

By katrinafranziska
  • Moors controlled southern Iberian Peninsula
    May 30, 711

    Moors controlled southern Iberian Peninsula

  • Spanish Conquistadors capture Toldeo
    May 30, 1085

    Spanish Conquistadors capture Toldeo

  • Aztec leave homeland of Aztlan
    May 30, 1100

    Aztec leave homeland of Aztlan

  • Aztec arrive in the Valley of Mexico
    May 30, 1200

    Aztec arrive in the Valley of Mexico

  • Aztec settle near Lake Texcoco
    May 30, 1250

    Aztec settle near Lake Texcoco

  • Aztec build their first temple at Tenohtitlan
    May 30, 1300

    Aztec build their first temple at Tenohtitlan

  • Acamapichtli becomes leader
    May 30, 1376

    Acamapichtli becomes leader

  • Itzcoatl becomes the new leader and a Triple Alliance is formed
    May 30, 1428

    Itzcoatl becomes the new leader and a Triple Alliance is formed

  • Marriage Ferdinand or Aragon & Isabella of Castile
    Oct 19, 1469

    Marriage Ferdinand or Aragon & Isabella of Castile

  • Spanish Conquistadors oust the Moors - Spanish Inquisition begins
    May 30, 1492

    Spanish Conquistadors oust the Moors - Spanish Inquisition begins

  • Christopher Columbus claims America for Spain
    May 30, 1492

    Christopher Columbus claims America for Spain

  • Period: May 30, 1492 to May 30, 1519

    Spanish settle Cuba and Hispanola - explore Yucatan

  • Moctezuma II becomes emperor
    May 30, 1502

    Moctezuma II becomes emperor

  • Hernan Cortes lands on Mexican shores. Meets Moctezuma and holds him hostage.
    May 30, 1519

    Hernan Cortes lands on Mexican shores. Meets Moctezuma and holds him hostage.

  • Spanish massacre Aztec during religious festival. Moctezuma II killed. Cuitlahuka becomes ruler. Thousands die of smallpox. Cuitlahuac dies and Cuauhtemoc beomes ruler.
    May 30, 1520

    Spanish massacre Aztec during religious festival. Moctezuma II killed. Cuitlahuka becomes ruler. Thousands die of smallpox. Cuitlahuac dies and Cuauhtemoc beomes ruler.

  • Spanish defeat Aztec - Empire collapses
    May 30, 1521

    Spanish defeat Aztec - Empire collapses

  • Cortes takes control and the Aztec society is destroyed.
    May 30, 1522

    Cortes takes control and the Aztec society is destroyed.

  • Spain controls worldwide empire.
    May 30, 1550

    Spain controls worldwide empire.