Fall of the Aztec Empire

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moctezuma_II
gptkbp:caused_by Spanish conquest
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on cuisine
Symbol of colonialism
Influence on music
Influence on art
Representation in film
Influence on religion
Representation in literature
Influence on Mexican identity
Commemoration in festivals
Influence on language
gptkbp:date 1521
gptkbp:historical_debate Debate over indigenous resistance
Interpretations of motives
Debate over the ethics of conquest
Debate over the impact of technology
Debate over the role of disease
gptkbp:historical_significance shift in power dynamics in the region
beginning of Spanish Empire in the Americas
end of Mesoamerican civilization dominance
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Letters_of_Cortés
Codices
Spanish chronicles
Archaeological evidence
Indigenous accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fall of the Aztec Empire
gptkbp:impact gptkb:organization
introduction of European diseases
decline of indigenous population
gptkbp:is_involved_in alliance with Tlaxcalans
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Hernán_Cortés
gptkb:Moctezuma_II
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Tenochtitlan
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Destruction_of_Tenochtitlan
gptkb:Capture_of_Tenochtitlan
gptkb:Massacre_at_Cholula
gptkb:Battle_of_Otumba
Establishment of New Spain
Use of horses in battle
Cortes' arrival in Mexico
Role of alliances with indigenous groups
Spanish capture of Moctezuma II
Spanish siege tactics
Use of firearms by Spanish
gptkbp:resulted_in Spanish colonization of Mexico