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A series of evil omens had foretold of calamities to come. A fiery comet crossed the sky. The temple of Huitzilopochtli, the god of war, burst into flames. The Lake of Mexico boiled and rose, flooding into houses.
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Cortes expedition enters Mexico. Cortes expedition makes a show of force to intimidate Teudile and his men. The Aztecs attack the Spanish and imprison many of Cortes' soldiers.
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Cortes is presented gold and other gifts from Aztec officials.
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Some of Cortes' men decide to steal a ship and return to Cuba. Cortes has them executed and sinks the ships to make it impossible to turn back.
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50,000 Tlascalans fight the 400 Spaniards and are defeated by the superior Spanish weapons and horses.The Tlascalans provide Cortes with 10,000 warriors for his march on Tenochtitlan.
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Cortes continues on to Cholula and massacres the local nobility, because he suspects them of planning an ambush.
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The Spanish enter the city of Tenochtitlan (City of Dreams) to meet Montezuma II. Coincidentally, this day, 1 Wind, is Quetzalcoatl's day, attributed to the whirlwind, when robbers and wizards are supposed to do their worst, robbing and violating.
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Montezuma is killed by the Spanish. Two-thirds of the Spanish and 40,000 Tlaxcalan allies die in battle as they attempt to escape from the city at night.
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15,000 Aztecs die in Cortes' final all-out attack on the city. The Emperor Cuauhtemoc and his last few supporters are captured by the Spaniards.