{"slug": "aztecs", "label": "Aztecs", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztecs", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12542", "qid": "Q12542", "description": "ethnic groups of central Mexico and their civilization", "entries": 21, "years": 18, "span": [1064, 1531], "span_label": ["1064 CE", "1531 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 6}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 2}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Aztec"], "related": [{"slug": "tenochtitlan", "label": "Tenochtitlan", "shared": 10}, {"slug": "moctezuma-i", "label": "Moctezuma I", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "moctezuma-ii", "label": "Moctezuma II", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "axayacatl", "label": "Axayacatl", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "hernan-cortes", "label": "Hernán Cortés", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "mexico", "label": "Mexico", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "spanish-empire", "label": "Spanish Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mexico-city", "label": "Mexico City", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "indigenous-peoples-of-the-americas", "label": "Indigenous peoples of the Americas", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mesoamerica", "label": "Mesoamerica", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mary-mother-of-jesus", "label": "Mary, mother of Jesus", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1064, "year_label": "1064 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 4", "text": "January 4 – The Aztecs migrate from Aztlán to the southern lands in central Mexico.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369558075#Mesoamerica", "title": "1064", "revid": 1369558075, "section": "Events › By place › Mesoamerica"}}, {"year": 1375, "year_label": "1375 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Presumed death of Tenoch, ruler of the Mexica; he is succeeded by Acamapichtli who becomes first tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan and founder of the Aztec imperial dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370334386#Date_unknown", "title": "1375", "revid": 1370334386, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1390, "year_label": "1390 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Templo Mayor, the main temple of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), is built.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371631980#Date_unknown", "title": "1390", "revid": 1371631980, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1396, "year_label": "1396 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Huitzilihuitl succeeds his father, Acamapichtli, as ruler of the Aztecs.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360576293#Date_unknown", "title": "1396", "revid": 1360576293, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1396, "year_label": "1396 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "November 24", "text": "November 24 – The Transit of Venus, the last not to be part of a pair, is possibly observed by Aztec astronomers.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360576293#October–December", "title": "1396", "revid": 1360576293, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1398, "year_label": "1398 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Moctezuma I, second Aztec emperor (d. 1469)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370372737#Births", "title": "1398", "revid": 1370372737, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1418, "year_label": "1418 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Ixtlilxochitl I, ruler of the Mesoamerican city-state of Texcoco, and ally of the Aztecs.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357024356#Deaths", "title": "1418", "revid": 1357024356, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1428, "year_label": "1428 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Aztec Empire is formed by the triple alliance of the Aztec city-states Tenochtitlán, Texcoco and Tlacopán and defeats Azcapotzalco to win control of the Valley of Mexico. Itzcóatl becomes 1st emperor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359832254#Date_unknown", "title": "1428", "revid": 1359832254, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1440, "year_label": "1440 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Itzcóatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies and is succeeded by Moctezuma I (Moctezuma Ilhuicamina).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343605568#Date_unknown", "title": "1440", "revid": 1343605568, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1469, "year_label": "1469 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Moctezuma I, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies and is succeeded by Axayacatl.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365666063#Date_unknown", "title": "1469", "revid": 1365666063, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1473, "year_label": "1473 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, invades the territory of the neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. The ruler of Tlatelolco is killed and replaced by a military governor; Tlatelolco loses its independence.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361813739#Date_unknown", "title": "1473", "revid": 1361813739, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1481, "year_label": "1481 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": null, "text": "The Aztec Calendar Stone or Sun Stone is carved.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365936509#Date_unknown", "title": "1481", "revid": 1365936509, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1486, "year_label": "1486 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies. Some sources suggest that he was poisoned, others that he was the victim of \"sorcery\" or illness. He is succeeded by his brother Āhuitzotl.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369024065#Date_unknown", "title": "1486", "revid": 1369024065, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1494, "year_label": "1494 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Aztec forces conquer and sack Mitla.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353371082#Date_unknown", "title": "1494", "revid": 1353371082, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1502, "year_label": "1502 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Moctezuma II is elected emperor of the Aztecs, following the death of Ahuitzotl.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367622674#Date_unknown", "title": "1502", "revid": 1367622674, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1507, "year_label": "1507 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "The Aztec New Fire ceremony is held for the last time (according to Bernardino de Sahagún).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367240730#Date_unknown", "title": "1507", "revid": 1367240730, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1519, "year_label": "1519 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 8", "text": "November 8 – Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire, and appears at the court of Aztec ruler Moctezuma II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365433723#October–December", "title": "1519", "revid": 1365433723, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1520, "year_label": "1520 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 29", "text": "June 29 – Moctezuma II, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, is assassinated by other Aztec leaders as he attempts to address his people. His brother Cuitláhuac rises to the throne.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367307705#April–June", "title": "1520", "revid": 1367307705, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1520, "year_label": "1520 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 1", "text": "July 1 – La Noche Triste (Night of Sorrow): The forces of Cuitláhuac, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, gain a major victory against the forces of conquistador Hernán Cortés. This results in the death of about 400 conquistadors, and some 2,000 of their Native American allies. However, Cortés and the most skilled of his men manage to escape and later regroup.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367307705#July–September", "title": "1520", "revid": 1367307705, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1520, "year_label": "1520 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 7", "text": "July 7 – Otumba near Lake Texcaco: The Spaniards defeat the Aztecs.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367307705#July–September", "title": "1520", "revid": 1367307705, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1531, "year_label": "1531 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 12", "text": "December 12 – Mary, mother of Jesus, in the guise of Our Lady of Guadalupe, appears imprinted on the tilmàtli of Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec convert to Catholicism, in Tepeyac near Mexico City.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359939156#October–December", "title": "1531", "revid": 1359939156, "section": "Events › October–December"}}]}