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Feb 1, 1519
Cortes sails for Mexico from Cuba
This was important because it showed Cortes' determination to explore Mexico -
Jul 15, 1519
Tlaxcalans attack the Spanish
The Tlaxacalan attack the spanish in summer 1519 but they fought back with guns and steel amour -
Aug 15, 1519
Tlaxcalans form alliance with the Spanish
The Tlaxacalan decides to join the Spanish to defeat the Aztecs -
Nov 8, 1519
Moctezuma and Cortes meet
Montezuma and the Cortes finally meet and addressed him as if he was a god -
Nov 15, 1519
Cortes takes Moctezuma hostage
Cortes replaced the Statue where Moctezuma was staying with Roman Catholic Saints. Moctezuma's advisors were disguted set up statue of spanish religion. They felt they had got let down and diminushed there reputation -
May 15, 1520
The Spanish massacre thousands of Aztecs while preparing for their religious festival
Cortes and his men had stay six months and the Spanish government sent men to arrest Cortes and his men for disobeying his orders.The Aztecs start to prepare for there main annual festive honoring the gods.The Spanish attack the Aztecs during the festive but the Aztecs fought back ferociously that the Spanish had to retreat. -
Jun 1, 1520
Moctezuma dies
Moctezuma was ordered to let the Spanish return in peace but was jeered and hurled with rocks and died a few days later -
Jun 15, 1520
The Spanish attempt to escape from Tenochtitlan but are stopped by the Aztecs - later referred to as the Noche Triste
At night the Aztecs discovered that the Spanish was escaping, so the Aztecs attacked from all sides, even in the water with canoes. Many of the Spanish were carring stolen gold so they coundn't move quickly.Unwilling to give up the gold. Many were killed.Later the Spanish referred this as the Noche Triste (Sorrowful Night). -
Nov 15, 1520
The Aztecs begin to die from smallpox
half the population died from smallpox that the Eruopean brought over.Many also died from hungar because lots of people were sick and coundn't find food for them -
Jan 1, 1521
The Spanish form a second attack on the now weakened Aztecs
After regrouping the Spanish start the attack with a the Tlaxacalans and the warriors of the Texcoco that had been a triple alliance.Now turned against the Aztecs. The had no allies and defending against the became more difficult. -
Aug 13, 1521
The last group of Aztecs surrender
The last group of Aztecs were taken prisoner and hanged.Huey Tlatoani was taken prisoner and was hanged. -
Jan 1, 1522
Cortes becomes governor and captain-general of New Spain
The spanish destroyed the city badly. knocked down pyramids and temples,ripped down palaces and homes and set houses on fire so no one can hide.They filled rubble in the causeways so no one can escape by water.In less than three years Cortes became a governor and captian-general of New Spain.
