La Noche Triste

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battle episode of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire historical event

La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → episode of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire → historical event →
approximateIndigenousAllyCasualties	thousands killed →
approximateSpanishCasualties	hundreds killed →
associatedPerson	Cuitláhuac → Hernán Cortés → Moctezuma II →
associatedPlace	Mexico City →
cause	attempted Spanish withdrawal from Tenochtitlan with treasure → massacre at the Templo Mayor ordered by Pedro de Alvarado → uprising in Tenochtitlan against Spanish occupation →
combatant	Mexica warriors of Tenochtitlan → Spanish conquistadors → Tlaxcalan allies of the Spanish → other indigenous allies of the Spanish →
commander	Cuitláhuac → Hernán Cortés → Mexica military leaders of Tenochtitlan → Pedro de Alvarado →
countryAtTheTime	Aztec Empire →
followedBy	Battle of Otumba → Spanish regrouping in Tlaxcala →
hasDate	1520-06-30 → 1520-07-01 →
hasTimeOfDay	night →
historicalSignificance	led to reorganization of Spanish and indigenous ally forces → preceded the eventual siege and fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521 → turning point that temporarily halted the Spanish advance →
languageOfName	Spanish →
literalMeaningOfName	The Sad Night →
location	Lake Texcoco → Tenochtitlan → causeways of Tenochtitlan →
mainBelligerent	Mexica (Aztec) forces of Tenochtitlan → Spanish forces of Hernán Cortés →
notableFeature	Spanish attempted escape along the western causeway from Tenochtitlan → many Spaniards drowned under the weight of gold and treasure → use of canoes and causeway breaches by Mexica forces →
partOf	Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire →
precededBy	massacre during the festival of Tóxcatl →
result	Spanish retreat from Tenochtitlan → decisive Aztec victory → heavy Spanish and Tlaxcalan casualties → loss of much of the Spanish treasure taken from Tenochtitlan →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cuitláhuac →	associatedEvent
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain →	describesEvent
Moctezuma II →	event
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire →	hasPart
Hernán Cortés →	notableEvent
Battle of Otumba →	precededBy