Battle of tenochtitlan (may 22–august 13, 1521), military engagement between the aztecs and a coalition of spanish and indigenous combatants commanded by hernan cortes. cortes’s army besieged tenochtitlan for 93 days. superior weaponry and a devastating smallpox outbreak enabled the spanish to conquer the city. The fall of tenochtitlan, the capital of the aztec empire, was an important event in the spanish conquest of the empire. it occurred in 1521 following extensive negotiations between local factions and spanish conquistador hernán cortés. he was aided by la malinche, his interpreter and companion, and by thousands of indigenous allies.
450 860 spanish [1] 20,000 native allies. 100,000 warriors. 100,000 civilians. the fall of tenochtitlan, the capital of the aztec empire, came about through the manipulation of local factions and divisions by spanish conquistador hernán cortés. though numerous battles were fought between the aztecs and the spanish conquistadores' army, which. The fall of tenochtitlan on 13 august 1521 was a decisive moment in the dramatic collapse of the aztec empire which had dominated mesoamerica. led by hernán cortés (1485 1547), the spanish conquistadors enjoyed superior weapons and tactics. in addition, the old world visitors brought with them terrible new diseases that caused massive loss of. Tenochtitlan, the ancient capital of the aztec empire, and the valley of mexico. when spanish conquistadors arrived in the aztec imperial city in 1519, mexico tenochtitlán was led by moctezuma ii. Yet to march out of tenochtitlan to engage the new arrivals also presented significant risks. if cortés took his entire force, he would have to abandon the aztec capital. montezuma ii would reassume the throne, and resistance would no doubt congeal and stiffen, making re entry a matter of blood and battle, in contrast to the tentative welcome.
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