Aztec Timeline

  • Aztecs formed alliance Texcoco and Tlacopan in Mexico
    1428

    Aztecs formed alliance Texcoco and Tlacopan in Mexico

  • Moctezuma I became the supreme emperor
    1440

    Moctezuma I became the supreme emperor

  • Aztec ruled 500 small city-states
    1500

    Aztec ruled 500 small city-states

  • Moctezuma II became the supreme emperor
    1501

    Moctezuma II became the supreme emperor

  • Cortes sailed to Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico after hearing rumors about it
    1519

    Cortes sailed to Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico after hearing rumors about it

  • Aztec is overwhelmed by disease. 40,000 Aztecs died.
    1521

    Aztec is overwhelmed by disease. 40,000 Aztecs died.