- Overview
- Timeline and King List
- Important Facts
- Archaeological Sites of the Aztecs
- Study Questions and Further Sources
Timeline of the Aztec Civilization
- AD 1110 - Mexica leave their homeland (Aztlan)
- AD 1110-1325 - Mexica travel throughout what is now Mexico, looking for a place to settle
- AD 1325 - Mexica settle Tenochtitlan
- AD 1372-1391 - Rule of Acamapichtli, the first king of Tenochtitlan
- AD 1391-1415 - Rule of Huitzilihuitzli; alliance with Tepanecs
- AD 1415-1426 - Rule of Chimalpopoca
- AD 1428-1430 - Tepanec War
- AD 1430 - Triple Alliance established between Mexica, Tepaneca of the city of Tlacopan, and Acolhua of the city of Texcoco
- AD 1436-1440 - Rule of Itzcoatl
- AD 1440-1468 - Rule of Motecuhzoma I (also called Montezuma)
- AD 1468-1481 - Rule of Axayactl
- AD 1481-1486 - Rule of Tizoc
- AD 1486-1502 - Rule of Ahuitzotl
- AD 1492 - Columbus lands in Santa Domingo
- AD 1496 - Columbus' second voyage
- AD 1502-1520 - Rule of Motecuhzoma II
- AD 1510 - Tenochtitlan floods
- AD 1519 - Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes lands on the Yucatan peninsula and begins his assault on Aztecs
- AD 1520 - Rule of Cuitahuac
- AD 1520 - First small pox epidemic; Cuitahuac dies
- AD 1520 - Rule of Cuauhtemoc
- AD 1521 - Tenochtitlan falls to the Spanish
Study Guide Menu
- Overview
- Timeline and King List
- Important Facts
- Archaeological Sites of the Aztecs
- Study Questions and Further Sources
