History timeline
Mexico
14 periods and events, 2000 BCE – 1998.
Periods and events
| When | Period or event | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 BCE – 250 | Maya Preclassic period玛雅前古典期 Formative era: first Maya villages, early cities like El Mirador, and the emergence of writing and monumental architecture. | Other | Source |
| 250 – 900 | Maya Classic period玛雅古典期 Peak of Maya civilization: flourishing city-states such as Tikal, Calakmul, Palenque and Copán, with advanced astronomy, mathematics and hieroglyphic writing. | Other | Source |
| 900 – 1524 | Maya Postclassic period玛雅后古典期 Southern lowland collapse; power shifts north to Yucatán centers like Chichén Itzá and Mayapán, ending with Spanish conquest of the highland Maya. | Other | Source |
| 1325 – 1521 | Aztec Empire阿兹特克帝国 | Dynasty or era | |
| 1521 – 1821 | Spanish conquest and rule西班牙征服与统治 | Colonial | |
| 1808 – 1829 | Independence era独立时期 | Politics | |
| 1821 – 1823 | First Mexican Empire墨西哥第一帝国 | Dynasty or era | |
| 1829 – 1855 | The age of Santa Anna圣安纳时代 | Politics | |
| 1855 – 1876 | Struggle between liberals and conservatives自由派与保守派之争 | Politics | |
| 1876 – 1910 | Porfiriato迪亚斯独裁时期 | Politics | |
| 1910 – 1920 | Mexican Revolution墨西哥革命 | Politics | |
| 1916 – 1998 | Elena Garro埃莱娜·加罗 A pioneer of Mexican magical realism, blending myth, memory and nonlinear time; long overshadowed by the male Boom writers before being reclaimed as a foundational figure. Example: Recollections of Things to Come (1963). | Literature | Source |
| 1920 – 1940 | Consolidation of the revolution革命巩固期 | Politics | |
| 1940 – 1970 | From revolution to evolution从革命到演进 | Politics |