Fall of Tenochtitlan

When

5 Jun 1521 – 23 Aug 1521

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

19.43° N, 99.13° W

Description

investment, capture and fall of Tenochtitlan by the Spanish Empire

1521 conquest of the Aztec capital by the Spanish Empire and rival indigenous tribes

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 Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. He was aided by La Malinche, his interpreter and companion, and by thousands of indigenous allies, especially Tlaxcaltec warriors.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Fall of Tenochtitlan: Cuauhtémoc surrenders to Cortés, thus incorporating the Aztec Empire into the Spanish Empire and ending the Late Postclassic period in…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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