Aztec an Spain

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  • Feb 17, 1519

    Cortes sails for Mexico from Cuba

  • Mar 20, 1519

    Tlaxcalans form alliance with the Spanish

  • May 11, 1519

    Tlaxcalans attack the Spanish

  • Jul 3, 1519

    Moctezuma and Cortes meet

  • Aug 9, 1519

    Cortes takes Moctezuma hostage

  • Oct 23, 1519

    The Spanish massacre thousands of Aztecs while preparing for their religious festival

  • Feb 9, 1520

    The Spanish retreat after the Aztecs gather arms

  • Mar 16, 1520

    Moctezuma dies

  • Apr 24, 1520

    The Spanish attempt to escape from Tenochtitlan but are stopped by the Aztecs - later referred to as the Noche Triste

  • May 2, 1520

    The Aztecs begin to die from smallpox

  • Jun 25, 1520

    The Spanish form a second attack on the now weakened Aztecs

  • Aug 28, 1520

    The last group of Aztecs surrender

  • Apr 4, 1521

    Cortes governor and captain-general of New Spain