On this date in 1521, Spanish soldiers captured Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc, effectively ending the siege of Tenochtitlan - and the Aztec Empire. Check out our 8-part series on Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico. https://t.co/E1GzXE8rq0

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13 Aug 1521: Capture of Cuauhtémoc & so control of Tenochtitlan (#Mexico city) passes to Cortés conquistador (Kislak/Prado)

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30 June 1520: Having entered Tenochtitlan at the invitation of Moctezuma in Nov 1519, taken him hostage & ruled Aztec through him , Hernan Cortes and his followers fight their way out of the city

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"500 years ago, the magnificent capital, was devastated by an outbreak caused by European contact. I'm preparing an online exhibit for this fall about recollections of the tragedy." —Felipe Ledesma-Núñez
📖: Codex Telleriano-Remensis.
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The Last Princess of Tenochtitlan is a featured character in our comic book series. is telling her story on Tweeting Historians. Check it out!
She first appears in our series on page 40. https://t.co/14KLjLuuQf

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Fan servant clase Saber, Huitziton, uno de los líderes de los aztecas en su migración antes de Tenochtitlan, Huitzilopochtli encarnado.

Fan servant Saber Class, Huitziton, one of the aztec leaders on their migration before Tenochtitlan, Huitzilopochtli incarnate.

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Hoy es el cumpleaños de mi amika compañera una artista espectacular la cual no puedo creer que este trabajando con nosotros. Muchos mas años compañera. Les dejo en la imagen a Scarf la suprema emperadora de Tenochtitlan 2.

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For Tenochtitlan, relation of a graphic novel: Malinalli, la polémica interprete / Malinalli, the...
Blog about the making of a graphic novel about the Conquest of the the comic book.
https://t.co/j5xYBAvCzr

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501 years ago THIS WEEKEND: Spaniards arrive at the coast of Mexico that's controlled by the Triple Alliance. During this weekend, emissaries from Tenochtitlan meet with Cortes.
I made an illustrated timeline of these initial encounters: https://t.co/vWPrV9fvV1

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Oh, gran Señor Huitzilopochtli, tome este sacrificio humano (gracias Bad Bunny) para saciar su ira y podamos regresar a las ompa quiahuac de la gran Tenochtitlan. Si necesita más, háganoslo saber. Nos sobran reggaetoñeros. 🔪🎵

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"The Capture of Cuauhtémoc" - 17th century painting, oil on canvas. Author unknown. Cuauhtémoc and his people held out for 75 days against the Spanish during the Siege of Tenochtitlan. He was the last emperor of the Aztec Empire. https://t.co/FKhMmnFP1Z

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8th Huey Tlatoani of the Great Mexico-Tenochtitlan,

Colored version of a page from Chapter 4. The fearsome Emperor makes his magnificent entrance!

The https://t.co/pyLnZF30o0

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Tepetlacalli, stone box
Tenochtitlan
Another view of the piece

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Not an obscure subject, but Tenochtitlan (and its stories that surpass anything on has yet to be depicted by Hollywood in its authentic splendor. https://t.co/Zsaw8zMBJR

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Dibujé Tenochtitlan de noche 🌠🌸

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The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, population over 200,000 and founded in the 1300s. Source: https://t.co/VYY9gQ7EGP

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Some modern reconstructions of how the lost island city of Tenochtitlan may have looked, before Europeans arrived in Mexico.

(and an early 16th-century European rendition for comparison)

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Lo debido es deuda . Lamento si no era como querías, me confundí, la neta. Terminé haciendo esta madre
Canijo, pero, me intrigó más la historia de Tenochtitlan, iba el demon Quetlzalcoat qué le sabía las llamas cabe decir

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Entre los mexicas los castigos por ebriedad eran castigados de forma muy dura, sobre todo cuando eran nobles. Cuando un noble era encontrado borracho se le ejecutaba en su casa ahorcándolo con un lazo florido. Una especie de mecate decorado con flores.

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