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Jan 12, 2024 · In 1519 Hernán Cortés set out to invade the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, his boldness earning Spain a foothold in the Americas.
He is known primarily as the leader of the force that was dispatched from Tlaxcallan to intercept the forces of Hernán Cortés and his Totonac allies as they entered Tlaxcallan territory when going inland from the Veracruz coast.
Enfrentamientos con Cortés. Cuando Hernán Cortés solicitó a los tlaxcaltecas permiso para pasar por su territorio rumbo a Tenochtitlan, mediante la embajada de cuatro principales zempoaltecas, la mayor oposición a dejarlos pasar provino de Xicohténcatl Axayacatzi.
- Tlaxcala and The Aztec Empire in 1519
- Diplomacy and Skirmish
- Diplomacy and War
- Peace and Alliance
- Rest and Allies
- A Crucial Alliance
- Legacy of The Spanish-Tlaxcalan Alliance
- Sources
From 1420 or so to 1519, the mighty Mexica culture had come to dominate most of central Mexico. One by one, the Mexica had conquered and subjugated dozens of neighboring cultures and city-states, turning them into strategic allies or resentful vassals. By 1519, only a few isolated holdouts remained. Chief among them were the fiercely independent Tl...
In August of 1519, the Spanish were making their way to Tenochtitlan. They occupied the small town of Zautla and pondered their next move. They had brought with them thousands of Cempoalan allies and porters, led by a nobleman named Mamexi. Mamexi counseled going through Tlaxcala and possibly making allies of them. From Zautla, Cortes sent four Cem...
Meanwhile, the Tlaxcalans were trying to decide what to do about the Spanish. A Tlaxcalan prince, Xicotencatl the Younger, came up with a clever plan. The Tlaxcalans would supposedly welcome the Spanish but would send their Otomí allies to attack them. Two of the Cempoalan emissaries were allowed to escape and report to Cortes. For two weeks, the S...
After two weeks of bloody fighting, Tlaxcalan leaders convinced the military and civil leadership of Tlaxcala to sue for peace. Hotheaded Prince Xicotencatl the Younger was sent personally to Cortes to ask for peace and an alliance. After sending messages back and forth for a few days with not only the elders of Tlaxcala but also Emperor Montezuma,...
Cortes and his men would remain in Tlaxcala for 20 days. It was a very productive time for Cortes and his men. One important aspect of their extended stay was that they could rest, heal their wounds, tend to their horses and equipment and basically get ready for the next step of their journey. Although the Tlaxcalans had little wealth—they were eff...
For the next two years, the Tlaxcalans honored their alliance with Cortes. Thousands of fierce Tlaxcalan warriors would fight alongside the conquistadors for the duration of the conquest. The contributions of the Tlaxcalans to the conquest are many, but here are some of the more important ones: 1. In Cholula, the Tlaxcalans warned Cortes of a possi...
It's not an exaggeration to say that Cortes would not have defeated the Mexica without the Tlaxcalans. Thousands of warriors and a safe base of support only days away from Tenochtitlan proved invaluable to Cortes and his war effort. Eventually, the Tlaxcalans saw that the Spanish were a greater threat than the Mexica (and had been so all along). Xi...
Castillo, Bernal Díaz del, Cohen J. M., and Radice B.The Conquest of New Spain. London: Clays Ltd./Penguin; 1963.Levy, Buddy. Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs.New York: Bantam, 2008.Thomas, Hugh. The Real Discovery of America: Mexico November 8, 1519. New York: Touchstone, 1993.Aug 1, 2018 · En 1519, Hernán Cortés se dio a la tarea de enviar una embajada a los cuatro señores de Tlaxcala, con la propuesta de enfrentar en alianza a los mexica, bajo la promesa de dejar de ser tributarios de aquel poderoso imperio.
Sep 23, 2023 · On April 22, 1519, Hernán Cortés and his Spanish forces dropped anchor near Veracruz on the Gulf Coast of eastern Mexico. On August 31, 1519, Cortes’ army and his Indian allies from the coastal area encountered a hostile force of at least 30,000 Tlaxcalans.
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Su participación en la expedición liderada por Hernán Cortés hacia Tenochtitlán permitió una visión estratégica para debilitar el poder azteca. Xicohténcatl, con su conocimiento del terreno y su habilidad militar, se convirtió en un aliado valioso para los españoles.
