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Cortes set sail for the coast of Yucatan, taking with him 11 ships, 508 soldiers, 100 sailors, and 16 horses. -
Cortes and his men landed in Tabasco. They managed to win over the natives, and the natives even gave them presents. These presents included Cortes's mistress and interpreter, Marina. -
Cortes and his men landed in Veracruz. Here, he worked on strengthening his army. As a sign of his faith in his men, he sunk his ships, leaving his men and himself to travel the terrain unassisted. -
Cortes enters Tenochtitlan, the Aztec empire. On his way to the empire, he met members of the Tlaxcaca tribe, who were not fond of the Aztecs. 1,000 members of the tribe approached Tenochtitlan with Cortes. Cortes was then welcomed, but soon captured Moctezuma, the leader of the Aztecs. -
In early June, Cortes got wind that a Spanish force from Cuba, led by Narvaez, wished to take control of Tenochtitlan. Cortes split his troops, taking some with him to meet the Spanish, and leaving the rest in Tenochtitlan. He left Pedro de Alvarado in Tenochtitlan, and while Cortes was gone, he killed many of the Aztecs.