Aztec Triple Alliance (Tenochtitlan–Texcoco–Tlacopan) (1428–1521)

1. Itzcoatl elected tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

   Jan 1, 1427Labels: Itzcoatl, Tenochtitlan

   • Itzcoatl

2. Aztec Triple Alliance formed after Tepanec defeat

   Jan 1, 1428Labels: Triple Alliance, Maxtla

   • Aztec Empire
   • Itzcoatl
   • HISTORY

3. Nezahualcoyotl becomes tlatoani of Texcoco

   Jan 1, 1431Labels: Nezahualcoyotl, Texcoco

   • WHE Texcoco
   • Nezahualcoyotl

4. Moctezuma I succeeds Itzcoatl in Tenochtitlan

   Jan 1, 1440Labels: Moctezuma I, Tenochtitlan

   • Moctezuma I
   • Itzcoatl

5. Axayacatl becomes tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

   Jan 1, 1469Labels: Axayacatl, Tenochtitlan

   • Axayacatl

6. Tlatelolco defeated and absorbed under Axayacatl

   Jan 1, 1473Labels: Tlatelolco, Axayacatl

   • Axayacatl
   • Encyclopedia com

7. Ahuitzotl begins reign as tlatoani

   Jan 1, 1486Labels: Ahuitzotl, Triple Alliance

   • Britannica

8. Templo Mayor rededicated under Ahuitzotl

   Feb 19, 1487Labels: Templo Mayor, Ahuitzotl

   • Mexicolore
   • Britannica

9. Moctezuma II succeeds Ahuitzotl as ruler

   Jan 1, 1502Labels: Moctezuma II, Tenochtitlan

   • Britannica
   • Moctezuma II

10. Cortés enters Tenochtitlan and meets Moctezuma

    Nov 8, 1519Labels: Hern n, Moctezuma II

    • Conquest
    • Noche Triste

11. Toxcatl (Great Temple) massacre sparks open revolt

    May 22, 1520Labels: Toxcatl, Pedro de

    • Toxcatl

12. Cuitlahuac succeeds Moctezuma II as ruler

    Jun 1, 1520Labels: Cuitlahuac, Tenochtitlan

    • Britannica
    • Cuitlahuac

13. La Noche Triste: Spaniards forced out of the city

    Jun 30, 1520Labels: La Noche, Hern n

    • La Noche Triste
    • Britannica

14. Cuauhtemoc crowned tlatoani amid renewed siege

    Jan 25, 1521Labels: Cuauht moc, Tenochtitlan

    • Cuauhtemoc

15. Siege and fall of Tenochtitlan ends Triple Alliance

    Aug 13, 1521Labels: Siege of, Spanish conquest

    • Britannica
    • Aztec Empire