the Spanish conquest

  • 1325

    Aztec city of tenochtitlan founded

    Aztec city of tenochtitlan founded
    The city of Tenochtitlan had founded and located on an island in lake Texcoco in the valley of Mexico
  • 1376

    Aztecs choose their firs emperor

    Aztecs choose their firs emperor
    Aztecs had chosen his first tlatoani or ruler, his name was Acamapichtli
  • 1395

    Death of Acamapichtli

    Death of Acamapichtli
    After 19 years of rule Acamapichtli had died at 39 years old
  • 1438

    Inca military expansion begins

    Inca military expansion begins
    Pachacuti had begun a process of military expansion
  • 1462

    Machu picchu founded

    Machu picchu founded
    Machu Picchu just had been founded
  • 1492

    Colon begins its journey

    Colon begins its journey
    Columbus had set sailed with his three ships from the Spanish port for the west trying to reach Asia
  • 1492

    Columbus discovers the americas

    Columbus discovers the americas
    Columbus had arrived in America
  • 1498

    Colon arrives in venezuela

    Colon arrives in venezuela
    Columbus had landed on Venezuela coast
  • 1502

    Columbus encounters maya in yucatan

    Columbus encounters maya in yucatan
    Bartolome had landed on the north shore of Guanaja island and had his first contact between Spanish
    people and maya people
  • 1512

    Laws of burgos introduced

    Laws of burgos introduced
    The ¨leyes of burgos¨ had promulgated on 27 December 1512 in burgos, kingdom of castile, Spain
  • 1515

    spanish settlements established on cuba

    spanish settlements established on cuba
    the Spanish establishment had been established in Cuba
  • 1517

    Spanish invade yucatan

    Spanish invade yucatan
    Spanish people had invaded Yucatan
  • 1519

    Cortes arrives in tenochtitlan

    Cortes arrives in tenochtitlan
    Hernan Cortes had arrived in Tenochtitlan
  • 1521

    Tenochtitlan is destroyed

    Tenochtitlan is destroyed
    Tenochtitlan had destroyed by the Spanish. The Spanish occupied the Aztec empire.