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1519
Cortés arrived to Mexico
He arrived around February 27 on the island of Cozumel, in southeastern Mexico. -
1519
Malinche
The town payed tribute to 20 women, including the Malinche, who accompanied Cortés throughout the conquest of the Aztec empire and served as an interpreter of languages such as Nahuatl and Maya. -
1519
Foundation of Veracruz
Cortés advanced to the north and founded the Villa Rica de la Veracruz, considered the first town hall installed in Mexico. -
1519
Pact in Cempoala
Cortés arrived in Cempoala, the capital of the Totonac people in the current state of Veracruz, where he allied with the "Cacique Gordo" to fight with the Aztecs. -
1519
Sink the ships
Cortés ordered the destruction of the ships of the Spanish expeditionaries in Veracruz to prevent a group of disgruntled Spaniards from returning to Cuba. -
1519
arrival to Tenochtitlan
The Spaniards arrived to Tenochtitlan, where Emperor Moctezuma receives Cortés with honors, with the Malinche as interpreter, and hosted him in the palace of Axayácatl. -
1519
Alliance with the Tlaxcalans
Cortés troops arrived to Tlaxcala where after some fighting they forged an alliance with Xicoténcatl, the head of the Tlaxcalan Indians, to fight against the Mexicas, whom they saw as enemies. -
1520
The massacre of the Templo Mayor
Pedro de Alvarado leaded the Templo Mayor Massacre, in which the Spaniards killed the Mexica while performing a ceremony to the gods. -
1520
The Sad Night
Cuitláhuac became the new tlatoani of the Aztecs, who defeated the Spanish people and the Tlaxcalans on the night of June 30. Cortés mourns his defeat in a tree. -
1520
Cuitláhuac died
Cortés got ready for the reconquest of Tenochtitlan after receiving reinforcements from the enemy peoples of the Aztecs such as those of Tlaxcala and Texcoco. -
Aug 13, 1521
The fall of Tenochtitlan
The Spanish people along with heir allies the indigenous people seized Tenochtitlan to capture Cuauhtémoc. King Carlos, grants Hernan Cortés the title of governor.