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In 1323, they were working for the Coluacan (also spelled Culhuacan) people. Coluacan, located in the southern portion of the Valley of Mexico, was the city-state to which the Toltec nobility had fled following the collapse of their empire.
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In 1367, the Aztec used their military might to support the nearby kingdom of Tepanec that was expanding on the mainland, then ruled by Tezozomoc.
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tepanecs were defeated. aztecs expand and rule whole valley
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In 1426, the old ruler Tezozomoc died and was replaced by his son Maxlatzin. He was concerned that the Aztecs had been growing too strong under the Tepanec's protection
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first ruler:acamapichtli
second ruler:huitzilhuitl
third ruler:chimalpopoca -
the eztecs formed a 3 way alliance with the texcocans and the tacubans to defeat their most powerful rivals for influence in the region, the tepance, and conquer their capital of azcapotzalco.
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aztecs expanded southward into mayan territories
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1502 - Moctezuma II became ruler. Aztec Empire at height
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cortez comes to mexico.montezuma 2nd is killed
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cortes and his men arrived in tecnochtitlan, where montezuma and his people greeted them as honored guests according to the aztec custom legend.
