They believed sacrifice was a privilege, and were able to accept that violent death was a necessary part of life. Less than a week later, he seizes the Aztec ruler and takes control of the city. The Spaniards and their allies flee Tenochtitlan on the Night of Tears. Having lost more than half their company, they rally at Tlacopan before retreating to Tlaxcala.
Having fought their way back to the lake, the conquistadors launch their brigantines, besiege the city, and the great battle for Tenochtitlan begins. After months of fierce fighting, which leaves Tenochtitlan in ruins, the last tlatoani Cuauhtemoc is captured in a canoe on the lake and the Aztecs finally surrender. A clear and ambitious tactician, he was devout, brave and single-minded in pursuit of his goals. Horses and war dogs were also new to the Aztecs, who quickly realised their tactical importance and began to target them in battle.
Lacking any natural immunity, the indigenous peoples were decimated by diseases brought by the conquistadors. Smallpox was particularly devastating during the conquest of Mexico and, in the following years, other illnesses such as measles, mumps, typhus, influenza and the plague brought many indigenous American populations to near extinction. Sign in. Back to Main menu Virtual events Masterclasses. Read more: The old world and the new exclusive to The Library The real Amazons: How the legendary warrior women inspired fighters and feminists.
Read more: Brazil: a society shaped by slavery Percy Fawcett and the lost city of Z: The history behind the film. Read more: What happened to the lost colony of Roanoke Island? The Spanish conquistador led an expedition to Honduras in and in returned to Spain to see the king.
In , he returned to Mexico, now known as New Spain, and found the country in disarray. After restoring some order, he retired to his estate south of Mexico City and sent out maritime expeditions from the Pacific coast. In , he returned to Spain and was neglected by the court.
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He became involved in In retaliation, the Spaniards executed Montezuma. The Spaniards escaped from the city and inflicted a crushing defeat on the Aztec army at Otumba near Lake Texcoco on July 7, The Spaniards won because "the simple Indian methods of mass warfare were of little avail against the maneuvering of a well-drilled force.
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