The Spanish and Aztecs

By Taylor_Dawn
  • Period: Mar 6, 711 to

    The Spanish and the Aztecs

  • Mar 6, 1168

    Huitzilopochtli commands Aztecs to find a new home

    Huitzilopochtli commands Aztecs to find a new home
    Huitzilopochtli told the Aztec people to migrate south and told them to look for an eagle perching on a cactus. when they found that cactus with the eagle on it, there is where they should build their new city.
  • Mar 6, 1325

    Aztecs arrive in Valley of Mexico

    Aztecs arrive in Valley of Mexico
    The Aztec people were travelling for more than 150 years. Over mountains and through river valleys.
  • Period: Mar 6, 1325 to Mar 6, 1502

    Aztec Empire

  • Mar 6, 1345

    Tenochtitlan established

    Tenochtitlan established
    They arrived in the Valley of Mexico, a wide plain with fertile land, plentiful water, and a mild climate. But there was already people there living in a city made of stone. The only land that was free was a swampy island at one end of a broad lake. There they saw the eagle sitting on a cactus. They called their new city Tenochtitlan.
  • Period: Mar 6, 1492 to

    Imperialist Spain

  • Mar 6, 1502

    moctezuma becomes leader of Aztecs

    moctezuma becomes leader of Aztecs
    He was known as The Great Speaker. One of many responsiblities was to watch the night sky for signs that might tell the future events and interpret these for his people.
  • Mar 6, 1503

    Spain begins exporting gold and silver from the Americas

    Spain begins exporting gold and silver from the Americas
    When Columbus arrived in the Americas, he only found a small amount of gold on the islan of Hispaniola. But he sent a letter to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand and they approved a new voyage immediately.
  • Mar 6, 1519

    Cortes arrives in Mexico

    Cortes arrives in Mexico
    Cortes captured Moctezuma and threatened to kill him unless him and his followers would follow him.
  • Period: Mar 6, 1519 to Mar 6, 1521

    FALL OF AZTECS

  • Mar 6, 1520

    Moctezuma killed, Spanish driven out of Tenochtitlan, smallpox outbreak among Aztecs

  • Mar 6, 1521

    Spanish defeat Aztecs

    Spanish defeat Aztecs
    The spanish took over tenochtitlan, and burned all of their history.
  • Mar 6, 1521

    Mexico city is sinking

    Mexico city is sinking
    In the last 100 years the city has sunk more then nine metres, the height of a three story building

  • Mexico gains independence from spain

    Mexico gains independence from spain
    Resources and goods come from Spain to make Mexico a better place.