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Feb 1, 1519
Cortes sails for Mexico from Cuba
This was important because it showed Cortes' determination to explore Mexico -
Jun 20, 1519
The Spanish massacre thousands of Aztecs while preparing for their religious festival
they attack the Aztecs when they were not ready -
Sep 2, 1519
A tribe attcks Spanish
the Tlaxcala attcks the Spanish -
Nov 8, 1519
Moctezuma and Cortes meet
the two great leaders meet -
Nov 28, 1519
Cortes takes Moctezuma hostage
takes Moctezuma hostage because he did not want the Aztecs to drive him out -
Dec 13, 1519
The Spanish retreat after the Aztecs gather arms
they had to retreat or they would be the one gettiing killed -
Jan 17, 1520
Moctezuma dies
the Aztec kills thier own leader -
Jun 15, 1520
The Spanish attempt to escape from Tenochtitlan but are stopped by the Aztecs - later referred to as the Noche Triste
tried to escape from the Aztecs -
Aug 21, 1520
The Spanish form a second attack on the now weakened Aztecs
they will win this time -
Sep 15, 1520
The Aztecs begin to die from smallpox
they got it from the Spanish -
Aug 13, 1521
The last group of Aztecs surrender
the Aztec lose -
Aug 13, 1522
Cortes becomes governor and captain-general of New Spain
does not deseve it