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Mexico Timeline
Travel through our timeline of major events in Mexico's History
300 - 900 A.D.
The ''classical period'' for the ancient Mayan, Zapotecan and Teotihuacán people. Temples are built at the Chichén Itzá and Uxmal.
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1519 - 1521
Spanish forces led by Hernando Cortés arrive and conquer Mexico.1810 - 1821
Mexico fights for independence from Spain and wins it in 1821.1836
Texas declares its independence from Mexico. Mexicans and Texans battle at the Alamo and San Jacinto.
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1848
The U.S. wins the Mexican-American War and gains Mexican territory. The land includes what are now Nevada and Utah, plus parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado.1862
Battle of Puebla. The Cinco de Mayo holiday honors this national army defeat of French invaders.1910
The Mexican Revolution begins when citizens rise up against oppressive rulers. A new constitution is adopted in 1917.1968
Mexico City hosts the first Olympic Games ever held in Latin America.1985
An earthquake of magnitude 8.1 strikes Mexico City. Nearly 10,000 people are killed.1994
A violent rebellion breaks out in Chiapas. Unrest continues today.
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