Fall of Tenochtitlan
1521 CE.
Shown on the map at 19.434°, -99.133°.
The Aztec capital falls to Spanish forces and their Indigenous allies, amid smallpox.
1521 CE.
Shown on the map at 19.434°, -99.133°.
The Aztec capital falls to Spanish forces and their Indigenous allies, amid smallpox.
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