Cholula Massacre

The massacre of Cholula was an attack carried out by the military forces of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés on his way to the city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan in 1519. Francisco López de Gómara indicates that the massacre of Cholula began after Cortés captured and killed Cholulteca leaders, unleashing with this act the slaughter of 6,000 people in less than two hours. According to his letters of relationship, Cortés affirms that he made this decision as a preventive action before a possible ambush by 20,000 Mexica soldiers. However, the accounts collected by Bernardino de Sahagún contradict this version since it is narrated that only unarmed Cholultec civilians were killed.

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1519 Cholula Massacre

1847-09-13T00:00:00Z

1847-10-12T00:00:00Z

1847 Siege of Puebla

1862-05-04T00:00:00Z

1862-05-04T00:00:00Z

1862 Battle of Atlixco

1862-05-05T00:00:00Z

1862-05-05T00:00:00Z

1862 Battle of Puebla

1863-03-16T00:00:00Z

1863-05-17T00:00:00Z

1863 Siege of Puebla

1863-05-05T00:00:00Z

1863-05-05T00:00:00Z

1863 Battle of San Pablo del Monte

1863-05-08T00:00:00Z

1863-05-08T00:00:00Z

1863 Battle of San Lorenzo

1867-04-02T00:00:00Z

1867-04-02T00:00:00Z

1867 Third Battle of Puebla

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Van Beecq - Raid on Mexico lake in Tenochtitlan battle

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The Conquest of Tenochtitlan

Aztec Warrior kills a Spanish Conquistador

ROHM D195 The conquistadors pray before entry to tenochtitlan

Brigantines in the Siege of Tenochtitlan

ROHM D201 The conquistadors enter tenochtitlan to the sounds of martial music

LastDaysofTenochtitlanSnapshot

BattleTexcocoLakeNHMDF

Conquista de Tenochtitlan. Conquistador en batalla contra indio

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1519	Cholula Massacre	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1847	Siege of Puebla	United States, battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Atlixco	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Puebla	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Siege of Puebla	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of San Pablo del Monte	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of San Lorenzo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1867	Third Battle of Puebla	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Guadalupe	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Loreto	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Van Beecq - Raid on Mexico lake in Tenochtitlan battle		Commons
commons	image		LastDaysofTenochtitlanB		Commons
commons	image		The Conquest of Tenochtitlan		Commons
commons	image		Aztec Warrior kills a Spanish Conquistador		Commons
commons	image		ROHM D195 The conquistadors pray before entry to tenochtitlan		Commons
commons	image		Brigantines in the Siege of Tenochtitlan		Commons
commons	image		ROHM D201 The conquistadors enter tenochtitlan to the sounds of martial music		Commons
commons	image		LastDaysofTenochtitlanSnapshot		Commons
commons	image		BattleTexcocoLakeNHMDF		Commons
commons	image		Conquista de Tenochtitlan. Conquistador en batalla contra indio		Commons