jan 1, 1248 - Mexica first settled on Chapultepec
Description:
As discussed by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank in “Introduction to the Aztecs (Mexica),” and the Week 3 lecture on Tenochtitlan, the Mexica part of the small civilizations who formed part of the larger ethnic group known as the Nahua. As documented in Codex Boturini, the arrival of the Mexica at Chapultepec was a mythical pilgrimage from Chicomoztoc to Tenochtitlan at the direction of their patron deity, Huitzilopochtli.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1248
Now
~ 777 years ago