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Battle of Tenochtitlán: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date May 22, 1521 - August 13, 1521
Location Mexico • Tenochtitlán
Participants Aztec • Spain
Context The Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs, 1519–21

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Battle of Tenochtitlán
Aztec sacrifice
Painting depicting Spanish conquistador Diego Velazquez de Cuellar handing command to Hernan Cortes near ships, with crew and indigenous laborers in the background.
Illustration of Hernan Cortes, dressed in red and white, meeting Aztec Emperor Montezuma II, who wears elaborate gold and feathered attire, inside a richly decorated room.
Montezuma II
Cortés and his men retreating from Tenochtitlán
Illustration showing several people with smallpox sores lying on mats, one being attended by a caregiver, depicting the impact of smallpox in Aztec Tenochtitlan.
Great City of Tenochtitlán
Aztec
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Key People

Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
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Cuauhtémoc
Aztec emperor