Aztec INVASION

By deaddlife
  • Jun 15, 1519

    Cortes sets sail for Mexico

    Cortes sets sail for Mexico
    He was at Cuba when he got hired to explore a "main land"
  • Jun 18, 1519

    Cortes's landing

    Cortes's landing
    The Spanish are attacked by the Tlaxcalans a few days after landing
  • Jun 29, 1519

    Weeks later peace settles

    Weeks later peace settles
    Tlaxcalans make an alliance with the Spanish and tell them about the Aztecs
  • Sep 8, 1519

    Cortes meets Moctezuma

    Cortes meets Moctezuma
    The Spanish 3 month trip finally gets to the heart of the Aztec lands
  • Sep 13, 1519

    Moctezuma is taken

    Moctezuma is taken
    Cortes takes Moctezuma hostage in his own great city
  • Sep 25, 1519

    The Spanish massacre

    The Spanish massacre
    while Cortes is out fighting his old foe his second in command kills thousands at a festival.
  • Oct 1, 1519

    The Spanish retreat

    The Spanish retreat
    Cotes comes back to see that the city is in anarchy, he and his solder hide in their palace trying to calm down the Aztecs
  • Oct 2, 1519

    Death of the ruler

    Death of the ruler
    Moctezuma is stoned by his own outraged people
  • Oct 10, 1519

    The massacred Spanish

    The massacred Spanish
    Cortes and his men run for the bridge with as much gold as they can carry, an Aztec amush kills over 600 spanish
  • Oct 14, 1519

    Sickness

    Sickness
    The Aztecs are dying of smallpox brought by the spanish.
  • Oct 25, 1519

    Rallying Charge

    Rallying Charge
    The Spanish and their allys regroup and attack the now weakend Aztecs.
  • Nov 29, 1520

    Victory and Defeat

    Victory and Defeat
    after years the Aztec's have finaly surrender.
  • Jul 15, 1521

    Spoils of War

    Spoils of War
    Cortes is made Govenor and Captain-General of New Spain and recives 1/12 of all the Aztec gold (thats a lot!)