Aztec state religion and public sacrifice practices (c. 14th–16th centuries)

1. Mexica found Tenochtitlan and its sacred precinct

   Jan 1, 1325Labels: Tenochtitlan, Mexica, Ceremonial Precinct

   • WHE Templo
   • Britannica Tenochtitlan

2. Templo Mayor expanded under Itzcóatl’s rule

   Jan 1, 1427Labels: Templo Mayor, Itzc atl, Tlaloc &

   • INAH Templo
   • Wiki Templo

3. Tenochtitlan joins the Triple Alliance

   Jan 1, 1428Labels: Triple Alliance, Tenochtitlan, Texcoco

   • Britannica Aztec
   • Britannica Triple

4. Tlacaelel’s religious reforms elevate Huitzilopochtli

   Jan 1, 1440Labels: Tlacaelel, Huitzilopochtli, Court Reform

   • Britannica Tlacaelel
   • Wiki Huitzilopochtli

5. Coyolxauhqui Monolith carved for Templo Mayor complex

   Jan 1, 1473Labels: Coyolxauhqui Stone, Templo Mayor, Lunar Goddess

   • WHE Templo
   • Wiki Coyolxauhqui

6. Templo Mayor rededicated during Ahuitzotl’s reign

   Feb 19, 1487Labels: Ahuitzotl, Templo Mayor, Rededication

   • Mexicolore Stone
   • WHE Templo
   • Wiki Dedication

7. Tlacaxipehualiztli rites feature flaying for Xipe Totec

   Mar 1, 1500Labels: Tlacaxipehualiztli, Xipe Totec, Flaying Rite

   • Britannica Xipe
   • Wiki Xipe

8. New Fire Ceremony performed at the end of a cycle

   Jan 1, 1507Labels: New Fire, Calendar Round, Priesthood

   • Britannica NewFire
   • WHE NewFire

9. Cortés and Spaniards enter Tenochtitlan

   Nov 8, 1519Labels: Hern n, Tenochtitlan, Spanish Conquest

   • Wiki Conquest
   • Britannica Cort s

10. Festival of Toxcatl ends in massacre at Templo Mayor

    May 22, 1520Labels: Toxcatl Festival, Pedro de, Templo Mayor

    • Wiki Massacre
    • Britannica Conquest

11. Siege of Tenochtitlan cripples public ritual system

    May 22, 1521Labels: Siege of, City Siege, Ritual Collapse

    • Britannica Battle
    • Wiki Fall

12. Fall of Tenochtitlan ends Aztec state cult dominance

    Aug 13, 1521Labels: Fall of, Mexica Empire, Surrender

    • Britannica Battle
    • Britannica Tenochtitlan

13. Colonial Mexico City rises over the ceremonial precinct

    Dec 1, 1521Labels: Mexico City, Colonial Capital, Ceremonial Precinct

    • Britannica MexicoCity
    • Wiki Templo

14. Catholic evangelization suppresses public sacrifice and temples

    Jan 1, 1524Labels: Catholic Evangelization, Missionization, Temple Suppression

    • Britannica NewSpain
    • Britannica Mexico