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The trip was made to protect the novohispana border that was threatened by other countries. Also it was important for Cortés find a channel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean that would facilitate the trade routes. [1] However, the absence of Cortés caused some chaos in the New Spain in 1525.
1518 – Expedition of Juan de Grijalva to the Yucatán and Gulf coasts; appointment of Cortés to lead a third exploratory expedition; 1519. Cortés and his counselor, the Nahua woman La Malinche, meet Moctezuma in Tenochtitlan, 8 November 1519. 10 February – Cortés expedition leaves Cuba, taking Hernández de Córdoba's route.
A map depicting Cortés's invasion route from the coast to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. In 1518, Velázquez put Cortés in command of an expedition to explore and secure the interior of Mexico for colonization. At the last minute, due to the old argument between the two, Velázquez changed his mind and revoked Cortés's charter.
A similar suggestion reached Spain the following year by the hand of Diego García de Palacio, oídor of Guatemala, who proposed to begin a military route from Spain to the Philippines through Honduras, hoping to build a garrison strong enough to pacify the archipelago and make possible to take China as well.
On the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico, on Aug. 13, 1521, the documentary "499" from Rodrigo Reyes tackles colonialism's shadow.
A map showing the de Soto route through the Southeast, 1539–1542. The viceroy of New Spain Antonio de Mendoza, for whom is named the Codex Mendoza, commissioned several expeditions to explore and establish settlements in the northern lands of New Spain in 1540–1542. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado reached Quivira in central Kansas.
La Noche Triste ("The Night of Sorrows", literally "The Sad Night"), officially re-branded in Mexico as La Noche Victoriosa [2] ("The Victorious Night"), was an important event during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, wherein Hernán Cortés, his army of Spanish conquistadors, and their native allies were driven out of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.
English: The route of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in central Mexico. Used by Hernán Cortés and troops, from 1519 to 1521 and 'victory' at Tenochtitlan. Français : La Conquête du Aztec-Mexique par Hernán Cortés.