Aztec-Cortez

Aztecs start to build their capital city, Tenochtitlan.

Jan 1, 1325

Cortes expedition enters Mexico

Jan 1, 1519

Cortes is presented gold and other gifts from Aztec officials.

Apr 1, 1519

Some of Cortes' men decide to steal a ship and return to Cuba.

May 1, 1519

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.

50,000 Tlascalans fight the 400 Spaniards and are defeated by the superior Spanish weapons and horses.

Sep 1, 1519

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.

Cortes continues on to Cholula and massacres the local nobility, because he suspects them of planning an ambush.

Oct 1, 1519

The Spanish enter the city of Tenochtitlan to meet Montezuma II.

Nov 1, 1519

The Spanish enter the city of Tenochtitlan 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.

The Aztecs attack the Spanish and imprison many of Cortes' soldiers.

May 1, 1520

Montezuma is killed by the Spanish.

Jun 1, 1520

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.

Siege of Tenochtitlan

May 1, 1521

Cortes attacks Tenochtitlan from three directions at once with 13 new ships

Jun 1, 1521

Cortes attacks Tenochtitlan from three directions at once with 13 new ships. The lake surrounding the city turns red with blood.

15,000 Aztecs die in Cortes' final all-out attack on the city.

Aug 1, 1521

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.