Fall of Tenochtitlan (1521)

Fall of Tenochtitlan (Spanish Empire & Confederacy of Tlaxcala & Tetzcoco & Otomis & Chalco & Mixquic & Huejotzingo & Iztapalapa vs Triple Alliance & Tenochtitlan & Tlatelolco) took place in 1521 during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.

Battle facts

• Year: 1521
• Date: 1521-08-13
• Era: Early Modern
• Conflict: the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
• Side A: Spanish Empire, Confederacy of Tlaxcala, Tetzcoco, Otomis, Chalco, Mixquic, Huejotzingo, Iztapalapa
• Side B: Triple Alliance, Tenochtitlan, Tlatelolco
• Commanders (A): Hernán Cortés, Gonzalo de Sandoval, Pedro de Alvarado, Cristóbal de Olid, Chichimecatecuhtli
• Commanders (B): Cuauhtémoc, Coanacoch
• Casualties: 450–860 Spanish 20,000 Natives (side A), 100,000 killed in action 300 war canoes sunkAt least 40,000 Aztecs civilians killed and captured, (side B)
• Outcome: Spanish and Tlaxcallan victory Fall of the Aztec Empire
• Coordinates: 19.435°, -99.131°

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