Cortés Enters Tenochtitlán
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Native Americans, American Indians, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Spanish/Portuguese History, Latino History
- Geographical Location: Mexico
- Date: November 8, 1519
Article abstract: Spanish horses and guns put an end to Mesoamerica’s greatest civilization and mark a new era of European domination of the Western Hemisphere.
Summary of Event
By 1515, Cuba had become the center of Spanish power in the Americas. The Spaniards, led by governor Diego Velázquez, continued to seek additional sources of wealth. The most tantalizing was the reputed gold and splendor of Mexico. Velázquez was served ably by several aides, one of whom was Hernán Cortés.
Cortés was born in 1485 in the arid, poor Spanish province of...
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