La Noche Triste
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La Noche Triste, officially called in Mexico Victorious Night, was an important event during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, where Hernán Cortés and his army of Spanish conquistadors, includ
Noche Triste
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Fall of Tenochtitlan
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The fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Mexica, was an important event in the Spanish conquest of the Mexica. It occurred in 1521 following extensive negotiations between local factions and Spani
La Noche Triste
…he slew the Aztec commander—and giving the Spaniards a small respite that allowed them to reach Tlaxcala. It was in Tlaxcala that Cortés planned the siege of Tenochtitlan and the eventual destruction of the Aztec Empire. List of battles won by Indigenous peoples of the Americas…
Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado.
Battle of Otumba
An encounter between Spanish and Aztec combatants as depicted in the History of Tlaxcala.