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