Massacre in the Great Temple
The Massacre in the Great Temple of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan was an episode in the Spanish conquest of Mexico which happened on May 22nd, 1520; of the Julian Calendar. While Hernán Cortés was in Tenochtitlan, he heard about other Spaniards arriving on the coast – Pánfilo de Narváez had come from Cuba with orders to arrest him – and Cortés was forced to leave the city to fight them. During his absence, Moctezuma asked deputy governor Pedro de Alvarado for permission to celebrate Toxcatl (an Aztec festivity in honor of Tezcatlipoca, one of their main gods). But after the festivities had started, Alvarado interrupted the celebration, killing almost everyone present at the festival, men, women, and children alike. The few who managed to escape the massacre climbing over the walls proceed
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Massacre in the Great Temple
The Massacre in the Great Temple of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan was an episode in the Spanish conquest of Mexico which happened on May 22nd, 1520; of the Julian Calendar. While Hernán Cortés was in Tenochtitlan, he heard about other Spaniards arriving on the coast – Pánfilo de Narváez had come from Cuba with orders to arrest him – and Cortés was forced to leave the city to fight them. During his absence, Moctezuma asked deputy governor Pedro de Alvarado for permission to celebrate Toxcatl (an Aztec festivity in honor of Tezcatlipoca, one of their main gods). But after the festivities had started, Alvarado interrupted the celebration, killing almost everyone present at the festival, men, women, and children alike. The few who managed to escape the massacre climbing over the walls proceed
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Il massacro del Templo Mayor p ...... o, avvenuto il 10 maggio 1520.
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La Matanza de Tóxcatl, también ...... a con la misión de capturarlo.
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O Massacre do Templo Maior (ou ...... ba com a missão de capturá-lo.
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The Massacre in the Great Temp ...... ithout warning and unprovoked.
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Il massacro del Templo Mayor p ...... o, avvenuto il 10 maggio 1520.
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La Matanza de Tóxcatl, también ...... a con la misión de capturarlo.
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O Massacre do Templo Maior (ou ...... ba com a missão de capturá-lo.
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The Massacre in the Great Temp ...... limbing over the walls proceed
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Massacre do Templo Maior
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Massacre in the Great Temple
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Massacro del Templo Mayor
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Matanza de Tóxcatl
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