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He arrived around February 27 on the island of Cozumel, in southeastern Mexico. -
The town payed tribute to 20 women, including the Malinche, who accompanied Cortés throughout the conquest of the Aztec empire and served as an interpreter of languages such as Nahuatl and Maya. -
Cortés advanced to the north and founded the Villa Rica de la Veracruz, considered the first town hall installed in Mexico. -
Cortés arrived in Cempoala, the capital of the Totonac people in the current state of Veracruz, where he allied with the "Cacique Gordo" to fight with the Aztecs. -
Cortés ordered the destruction of the ships of the Spanish expeditionaries in Veracruz to prevent a group of disgruntled Spaniards from returning to Cuba. -
The Spaniards arrived to Tenochtitlan, where Emperor Moctezuma receives Cortés with honors, with the Malinche as interpreter, and hosted him in the palace of Axayácatl. -
Cortés troops arrived to Tlaxcala where after some fighting they forged an alliance with Xicoténcatl, the head of the Tlaxcalan Indians, to fight against the Mexicas, whom they saw as enemies. -
Pedro de Alvarado leaded the Templo Mayor Massacre, in which the Spaniards killed the Mexica while performing a ceremony to the gods. -
Cuitláhuac became the new tlatoani of the Aztecs, who defeated the Spanish people and the Tlaxcalans on the night of June 30. Cortés mourns his defeat in a tree. -
Cortés got ready for the reconquest of Tenochtitlan after receiving reinforcements from the enemy peoples of the Aztecs such as those of Tlaxcala and Texcoco. -
The Spanish people along with heir allies the indigenous people seized Tenochtitlan to capture Cuauhtémoc. King Carlos, grants Hernan Cortés the title of governor.