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Tenochtitlan had been almost totally destroyed using the manpower of the Tlaxcalans plus fire and cannon fire during the siege, and once it finally fell, the Spanish continued its destruction, as they soon began to establish the foundations of what would become Mexico City on the site. The surviving Aztec people were forbidden to live in ...
The fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was an important event in the Spanish conquest of the empire.It occurred in 1521 following extensive negotiations between local factions and Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca [a] [b] (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.
Many British car lovers have remarked online that Crown Victorias are difficult to find in the UK. Ford retired the Crown Victoria line completely by 2013. Holmes said his police interceptor has ...
The airstrike on a World Central Kitchen convoy in the Gaza Strip on Monday killing seven team members has prompted a slew of questions about the Israeli military's practices in the war.
Drawing of a battle in the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, 1524. The Spanish Requirement of 1513 (Requerimiento) was a declaration by the Spanish monarchy, written by the Council of Castile jurist Juan López de Palacios Rubios, of Castile's divinely ordained right to take possession of the territories of the New World and to subjugate, exploit and, when necessary, to fight the native ...
The wildfires destroyed Danny Robinson's house and vintage cars, including a 1966 Pontiac GTO and his Corvette. He's promising to rebuild and restore, but his Corvette dream is gone forever.
Xicomecoatl, Chicomácatl, [1] or as he was referred to as by the Spanish conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo, "Cacique Gordo" [2]: 91 (in Spanish, Fat Cacique), was the ruler of the city of Cempoala while it was under control of the Aztec Empire.