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Aztec

18 dated entries naming Aztec, drawn from 16 separate years between 1390 CE and 1531 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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14th century

  • 1390Templo Mayor, the main temple of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), is built.source
  • 1396November 24 – The Transit of Venus, the last not to be part of a pair, is possibly observed by Aztec astronomers.source
  • 1398Moctezuma I, second Aztec emperor (d. 1469)source

15th century

  • 1418Ixtlilxochitl I, ruler of the Mesoamerican city-state of Texcoco, and ally of the Aztecs.source
  • 1428The 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.source
  • 1440Itzcóatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies and is succeeded by Moctezuma I (Moctezuma Ilhuicamina).source
  • 1469Moctezuma I, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies and is succeeded by Axayacatl.source
  • 1473Axayacatl, 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.source
  • 1481The Aztec Calendar Stone or Sun Stone is carved.source
  • 1481Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies and is succeeded by his brother Tízoc.source
  • 1486Tízoc, 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.source
  • 1494Aztec forces conquer and sack Mitla.source

16th century

  • 1502Moctezuma II is elected emperor of the Aztecs, following the death of Ahuitzotl.source
  • 1507The Aztec New Fire ceremony is held for the last time (according to Bernardino de Sahagún).source
  • 1519November 8 – Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire, and appears at the court of Aztec ruler Moctezuma II.source
  • 1520July 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.source
  • 1520June 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.source
  • 1531December 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.source

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