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Feb 1, 1519
Cortes sails for Mexico from Cuba
This was important because it showed Cortes' determination to explore Mexico -
May 1, 1519
The Spanish massacre thousands of Aztecs while preparing for their religious festival
this was important because this wouldn't have happened if cortes would have stayed behind -
Jun 2, 1519
The Spanish retreat after the Aztecs gather arms
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Jul 1, 1519
Tlaxcalans attack the Spanish
this was important because the Tlaxcalans ended up allied with the Spanish -
Jul 1, 1519
Tlaxcalans form alliance with the Spanish
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Sep 21, 1519
The Spanish form a second attack on the now weakened Aztecs
this was important because thats when the aztecs got wiped out -
Nov 8, 1519
Moctezuma and Cortes meet
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Nov 15, 1519
Cortes takes Moctezuma hostage
this was important because moctezuma thought cortes was a god and cortes betrayed him -
Jun 1, 1520
Moctezuma dies
this was important because after he died, everyine else died -
Jun 1, 1520
The Aztecs begin to die from smallpox
this was important because the spainish had built an immunity to the disease -
Jun 18, 1520
The Spanish attempt to escape from Tenochtitlan but are stopped by the Aztecs - later referred to as the Noche Triste
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Sep 13, 1521
The last group of Aztecs surrender
this was important because this showed that cortes had conquerd the aztecs -
Jan 1, 1522
Cortes becomes governor and captain-general of New Spain
this was important because this showed that he had conquerd the aztecs