Conquista de tenochtitlan

Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

  • Cortes wins in potonchan
    Feb 18, 1519

    Cortes wins in potonchan

    Cortes defeated the mayas when he was arriving potonchan.
    Cortes met a woman called "La Malinche".
  • Foundation of Veracruz
    Jul 19, 1519

    Foundation of Veracruz

    It was founded by Cortes when he arrived to green coast.
    He was living in that coast, and he decided to create the first townhall in the green coast.
  • Cortes enters tlaxcala
    Sep 23, 1519

    Cortes enters tlaxcala

    Cortes entered in tlaxcala while the tlaxcaltecas were having a war with the mayas.
    Cortes made an alliance with the tlaxcaltecas.
  • Massacre of Cholula
    Oct 18, 1519

    Massacre of Cholula

    Cortes killed with his army around 5000 to 6000 natives.
    Cortes was going to Tenochtitlan when he massacred the natives of Cholula.
  • Cortes arrives to Tenochtitlan
    Nov 8, 1519

    Cortes arrives to Tenochtitlan

    Moctezuma and cortes met for first time.
    The spanish were living in the palace of Axayacatl.
  • Moctezuma converted to a prisioner
    Nov 14, 1519

    Moctezuma converted to a prisioner

    Moctezuma was caught by cortez.
    The mexica were getting mad because of the capture of Moctezuma.
  • Cortes defeats Narvaes
    May 24, 1520

    Cortes defeats Narvaes

    Cortes defeated narvaes because he decided to attack when narvaes army was sleeping. Giving that way the win to Cortes.
  • Sad night
    Jun 30, 1520

    Sad night

    Cortes was defeated by the mexicas.
    The spanish and the mexica were fighting for a week.
    The spanish were spotted by an ancient mexica when they were scaping.
  • Otumba Battle
    Jul 7, 1520

    Otumba Battle

    In this battle the spanish won.
    Cortes reorganized his army with this victory.
    This is a very important victory for spanish to take in the fututre Tenochtitlan.
  • Tenochtitlan Falls
    Aug 13, 1521

    Tenochtitlan Falls

    The date when cortes conquer Tenochtitlan, giving a full transformation to the new continent and starting a new era of civilization in Tenochtitlan.