{"slug": "tenochtitlan", "label": "Tenochtitlan", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenochtitlan", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13695", "qid": "Q13695", "description": "former city-state in the Valley of Mexico", "entries": 25, "years": 21, "span": [1325, 1523], "span_label": ["1325 CE", "1523 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 9}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 7}, {"title": "Births", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "aztec", "label": "Aztec", "shared": 10}, {"slug": "tlatoani", "label": "Tlatoani", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "hernan-cortes", "label": "Hernán Cortés", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "mexico-city", "label": "Mexico City", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "mexico", "label": "Mexico", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "charles-v-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "new-spain", "label": "New Spain", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1325, "year_label": "1325 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 13", "text": "March 13 – (approximate date) – Tenochtitlan, the predecessor of Mexico City, is founded by the Mexica, led by Tenoch, on an island in Lake Texcoco.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366485647#January_–_March", "title": "1325", "revid": 1366485647, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1355, "year_label": "1355 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Acamapichtli, 1st tlatoani (monarch) of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City), 1375-1395 (d. 1395)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357199170#Births", "title": "1355", "revid": 1357199170, "section": "Births"}}, {"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": 1380, "year_label": "1380 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Huitzilihuitl II, 2nd Tlatoani (king) of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City), 1396–1417, father of Moctezuma I (d. c. 1417)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360515041#Births", "title": "1380", "revid": 1360515041, "section": "Births"}}, {"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": 1395, "year_label": "1395 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Acamapichtli, 1st tlatoani (monarch) of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City), 1375-1395 (b. c. 1355)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366019527#Deaths", "title": "1395", "revid": 1366019527, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1417, "year_label": "1417 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Chimalpopoca, son of Huitzilihuitl, succeeds his father as Tlatoani (monarch) of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368829183#Date_unknown", "title": "1417", "revid": 1368829183, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1427, "year_label": "1427 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Itzcoatl becomes the 4th Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, after his nephew Chimalpopoca is killed by the Maxtla, at Azcapotzalco.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365937201#Date_unknown", "title": "1427", "revid": 1365937201, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1427, "year_label": "1427 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Chimalpopoca, Aztec Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlán (b. 1397)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365937201#Deaths", "title": "1427", "revid": 1365937201, "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 Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343605568#Deaths", "title": "1440", "revid": 1343605568, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"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": 1466, "year_label": "1466 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Probable – Moctezuma II, Aztec Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlán (modern Mexico City), 1502–1520, son of Axayacatl (d. 1520)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340205441#Births", "title": "1466", "revid": 1340205441, "section": "Births"}}, {"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": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies and is succeeded by his brother Tízoc.", "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": 1487, "year_label": "1487 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 19", "text": "December 19 – (7 Panquetzaliztli of the year 8 acatl) During the reign of the Mexican Aztec Emperor Ahuitzotl, the Temple of Huitzilopochtli, sixth in a series is completed and dedicated in Tenochtitlan to the Aztec god of war.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366465965#October–December", "title": "1487", "revid": 1366465965, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1503, "year_label": "1503 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 24", "text": "May 24 – The coronation of Moctezuma II as ruler of the Aztec Empire takes place at the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, part of modern-day Mexico City.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366510845#April–June", "title": "1503", "revid": 1366510845, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"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": "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": "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": "May 22", "text": "May 22 – The Massacre in the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan takes place in Mexico after the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II is allowed by the Deputy Governor of New Spain, Pedro de Alvarado, to host Aztec nobles at the Great Temple at Tenochtitlan to celebrate the Feat of Toxcatl in honor of the god Tezcatlipoca. Alvarado uses the opportunity to kill more than 600 Aztec warriors and commanders, but spares Moctezuma.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367307705#April–June", "title": "1520", "revid": 1367307705, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1522, "year_label": "1522 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 – At Coyoacán in Mexico (at the time, the colony of New Spain) Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés sends his third report to the Emperor Carlos V, describing the events of the last two years, including the conquest of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372799978#April–June", "title": "1522", "revid": 1372799978, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1523, "year_label": "1523 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 6", "text": "December 6 – Setting off from the Mexican Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan with an army of 550 Spanish soldiers and 120 horses, Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras begins the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561167#October–December", "title": "1523", "revid": 1369561167, "section": "Events › October–December"}}]}