Cortés's conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:cause Spanish desire for wealth
Spanish expansion
indigenous alliances
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:Aztec_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Moctezuma_II
gptkb:Cuauhtémoc
gptkb:Hernán_Cortés
gptkbp:effect spread of European diseases
introduction of Christianity
colonization of Mexico
demographic collapse of indigenous population
gptkbp:endDate 1521
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cortés's conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Aztec_Empire
present-day Mexico
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Massacre_at_Cholula
gptkb:La_Noche_Triste
gptkb:Siege_of_Tenochtitlan
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Totonec_peoples
gptkb:Tlaxcalans
gptkb:La_Malinche
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Age_of_Exploration
gptkb:Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas
Mesoamerican history
gptkbp:result Spanish victory
fall of Tenochtitlan
establishment of New Spain
collapse of the Aztec Empire
gptkbp:startDate 1519
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exploration_of_North_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6