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Tenochtitlan: Rise and Fall of the Mexica Capital (1325–1521 CE)

Tenochtitlan: Rise and Fall of the Mexica Capital (1325–1521 CE)

  1. Mexica found Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco

    Labels: Tenochtitlan, Mexica

  2. Acamapichtli becomes first tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

    Labels: Acamapichtli, Tenochtitlan

  3. Second major Templo Mayor phase built

    Labels: Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan

  4. Itzcoatl elected tlatoani; anti-Tepanec revolt begins

    Labels: Itzcoatl, Tepanec

  5. Third Templo Mayor phase constructed under Itzcoatl

    Labels: Templo Mayor, Itzcoatl

  6. Triple Alliance formed after defeat of Azcapotzalco

    Labels: Triple Alliance, Azcapotzalco

  7. Fourth Templo Mayor phase built under Moctezuma I and Axayacatl

    Labels: Templo Mayor, Moctezuma I

  8. Templo Mayor rededicated during Ahuitzotl’s reign

    Labels: Templo Mayor, Ahuitzotl

  9. Moctezuma II becomes tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

    Labels: Moctezuma II, Tenochtitlan

  10. Cortés and allies enter Tenochtitlan

    Labels: Hern n, Tenochtitlan

  11. Cortés places Moctezuma II under house arrest

    Labels: Hern n, Moctezuma II

  12. Tóxcatl festival massacre in the Great Temple precinct

    Labels: T xcatl, Great Temple

  13. Spaniards flee Tenochtitlan during La Noche Triste

    Labels: La Noche, Spaniards

  14. Smallpox outbreak hits Tenochtitlan

    Labels: Smallpox, Tenochtitlan

  15. Cuauhtémoc crowned as tlatoani amid crisis

    Labels: Cuauht moc, Tenochtitlan

  16. Siege of Tenochtitlan begins

    Labels: Siege of, Hern n

  17. Tenochtitlan falls; Cuauhtémoc captured

    Labels: Tenochtitlan, Cuauht moc