Historical Events
Event of Interest
Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during "La Noche Triste" (the Night of Sadness). Many soldiers drown in the escape, and Aztec emperor Montezuma II dies in the struggle
Hernán Cortés
Famous Deaths
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma II, Aztec emperor (1502-20), killed either by the Spanish or stoned to death by his own people
Moctezuma II