ocr: . DATES C.1200 The Aztecs, a farming and hunting people, travel south into Mexico. According to legend, their god Huitzilopochtl has told them to make the journey. -C. 1325- - The city of Tenochtitlan begins as a settlement of huts on a swampy island in the middle of Lake lexcoco. -1372-91- Under the first Hatoant (chief speaker), Acamapichtli, the Aztecs develop into a strong military state.
