Crown of Castile[1] Spanish Empire Confederacy of Tlaxcala
Aztec Triple Alliance
Commanders and leaders
Hernán Cortés (WIA) Pedro de Alvarado (WIA)
Cuitláhuac
Strength
Varies; likely 1,000–2,000 Spanish and 12,000 Tlaxcaltec native allies
20,000 Aztec warriors; likely more in reserves
Casualties and losses
Between 400 and 800 Spanish killed, drowned, or captured; around 4,000 Tlaxcaltecs killed or captured
Unknown
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Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Potonchan (1519)
Centla (1519)
Cempoala (1519)
Tlaxcala (1519)
Cholula (1519)
Nautla (1519)
Narvaez's Expedition (1520)
Tenochtitlan Massacre (1520)
La Noche Triste (1520)
Otumba (1520)
Colhuacatonco (1521)
Tenochtitlan (1521)
La Noche Triste ("The Night of Sorrows", literally "The Sad Night") was an important event during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, wherein Hernán Cortés, his army of Spanish conquistadors, and their native allies were driven out of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.
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LaNocheTriste ("The Night of Sorrows", literally "The Sad Night") was an important event during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, wherein Hernán...
his army came just short of annihilation. It is still remembered as "LaNocheTriste," The Night of Sorrows. Popular tales say Cortés wept under a tree...
having suffered casualties a few days before in the episode known as LaNocheTriste. A year later, by reinforcing his army with new men and supplies, and...
retreat from the city, which they did on what is called the Sad Night (LaNocheTriste), losing most of their men, who were either killed in the battle or...
to retreat without detection in what is known as the "Sad Night" or LaNocheTriste, realizing that they were vulnerable to the hostile Mexica in Tenochtitlan...
died during the retreat of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, on the LaNocheTriste.: 302 : 90 While staying in the Axayácatl palace, the Spaniards discovered...
294, 296 In a bloody nocturnal action of 10 July 1520, known as LaNocheTriste, Alvarado led the rear-guard and was badly wounded.: 296–300 According...
against European armies. Examples include the Battle of Curalaba, LaNocheTriste, Chichimeca War and the Battle of Big Horn. The Mapuche in Chile, the...
disarray and they had nothing." Enduring questions remained after "LaNocheTriste" (the Sad Night) that have taken the Mexican government over 30 years...
located in Naucalpan. This shrine and image is generally linked to "LaNocheTriste" and the eventual defeat of the Aztecs. This small virgin was created...
the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Sánchez, Almudena. "La ruta del pirata Amaro". Canarias7. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Archived from...
present at the moment when the Spanish were leaving Tenochtitlan during LaNocheTriste. He was at Cuauhtemoc's side when the Mexica had to surrender. He was...
Aztecs revolted and expelled Cortés and his army from Tenochtitlan (LaNocheTriste, June 30, 1520). However, Tecuichpotzin was left behind in the city...
were eventually forced to retreat, suffering their worst losses since LaNocheTriste and the Battle of Otumba a year earlier. Though much of the fighting...
Retrieved July 27, 2018. Sleepy Laggon and the Sailor Riots of 1943 LaNocheTriste Gershon, Livia (6 March 2023). "Pachuca Rebels in 1940s Los Angeles"...
Due to these corps, the Aztecs were able to defeat the Spanish in LaNocheTriste. The Eagle Warrior Temple is located in Malinalco, Mexico. The temple...
everything just like any other soldier. Palacios served with honor during LaNocheTriste, helping the Spanish troops evacuate Tenochtitlan, and later took part...
(2006). "Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique" (online version, incorporating reproductions from Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl ou mexicaine...
were also used to feed these animals, and after the battle known as LaNocheTriste, which occurred during the early stages of the Spanish conquest of...
an ahuehuete in Popotla after suffering defeat during the Battle of LaNocheTriste. This plant is mentioned in the 2015 short story "Rivers" by John Keene...