La Noche Triste 1520
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1520 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Mexico | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 30.6641, -109.2346 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
La Noche Triste ("The Night of Sorrows", literally "The Sad Night"), officially called in Mexico Victorious Night, was an important event during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, where Hernán Cortés and his army of Spanish conquistadors, including their native allies were driven out of the Mexica capital, Tenochtitlan.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article La Noche Triste (revision 1370626402), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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