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Feb 17, 1519
cortes sails for mexico from cuba
cortes sails looking for mexico -
Jun 15, 1519
Tlaxcalans attack the spainish
the tlaxclans attack the spainsh, but the spainish were too strong with guns and armor. -
Jun 27, 1519
tlaxclans form an alliance with the spanish
the tlaxclans tought it would be in their best intrest to form an aliance with the spainish. -
Nov 8, 1519
moctezuma greets cortez.
back in the day cortez looked like one of the gods so moctezuma greets him as if cortez was a god. -
Apr 21, 1520
spainish kills aztecs during a aztec festival
the spainish kill ALOT of aztecs during a festival -
Jun 17, 1520
the spainish retreat as the aztecs were gathering arms.
the aztecs were growing and the spainish were getting outnumbered and had to run away -
Jun 28, 1520
The Spanish attempt to escape from Tenochtitlan but are stopped by the Aztecs - later referred to as the Noche Triste
the spainish tried to escape but got stopped by the aztecs -
Jun 29, 1520
moctezuma dies
he got stoned but the aztecs and died shortly after.... -
Jul 19, 1520
The Aztecs begin to die from smallpox
the aztecs started to get a epidemic of smallpox -
Jul 22, 1520
The Spanish form a second attack on the now weakened Aztecs
the final battle the spainish attacks the aztecs with almost half the population done -
Aug 13, 1520
The last group of Aztecs surrender
the aztecs now surender to the spainish -
Apr 13, 1522
Cortes becomes governor and captain-general of New Spain
less then 3 years cortes is named the governor and captin general of new spain