Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztec Empire (1 янв 1519 г. – 2 авг 1521 г.)
Описание:
[1519 - 1521]Arrives in Mexico with 500 men
Forms alliances with groups that hate Aztecs (e.g.: Tlaxcalans)
Cortes enters Tenochtitlan (capital of Aztec) and starts a massacre
- the king dies
June 1520:
People of Tenochtitlan revolts & Cortes is forced to flee
Cortes regroups with Indigenous allies & performs a siege on Tenochtitlan
Smallpox also devastates the people of Tenochtitlan
August 1521: Tenochtitlan falls (end of Aztec empire)
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Дата:
1 янв 1519 г.
2 авг 1521 г.
~ 2 years and 7 months