Key events of the conquest (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Date of Spanish conquest of Aztec Empire
Date of Spanish conquest of Aztec Empire
1519-1521
Leader of Spanish conquest of Aztecs
Leader of Spanish conquest of Aztecs
Hernán Cortés
Three Spanish conquest methods
Three Spanish conquest methods
Strategic alliances, deception, military force
Main indigenous ally of Spanish
Main indigenous ally of Spanish
Tlaxcalans
Deaths in Cholula massacre
Deaths in Cholula massacre
Approx. 3000 people
Year Spanish reached Tenochtitlan
Year Spanish reached Tenochtitlan
1519
Cortés' treatment of Montezuma
Cortés' treatment of Montezuma
Took him prisoner, used as puppet ruler
Cortés' deputy left in charge
Cortés' deputy left in charge
Pedro de Alvarado
What did Alvarado do to trigger uprising?
What did Alvarado do to trigger uprising?
Killed Aztec nobles at religious ceremony
Date of Night of Tears
Date of Night of Tears
June 1520
Night of Tears outcome for Spanish
Night of Tears outcome for Spanish
Half killed, survivors expelled from city
Tenochtitlan surrender date
Tenochtitlan surrender date
13 August 1521
Location of Tenochtitlan
Location of Tenochtitlan
Island in Lake Texcoco
Number of Tlaxcalan warriors provided
Number of Tlaxcalan warriors provided
1000 warriors