Battle of Cholula
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The Battle of Cholula was a pivotal 1519 confrontation during Hernán Cortés’s conquest of the Aztec Empire, marked by a massacre in the city of Cholula carried out with crucial support from the Tlaxcalans.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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massacre ⓘ |
| allegedCause |
Cortés’s desire to send a warning to the Aztec Empire
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Spanish claim of a Cholulan–Aztec plot to ambush them ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Massacre of Cholula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Pyramid of Cholula
NERFINISHED
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Moctezuma II NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlaxcala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cholulan authorities allied with the Aztec Empire
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Spanish forces under Hernán Cortés ⓘ Tlaxcalan allies ⓘ |
| casualties |
Tlaxcalan casualties not well documented
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few Spanish casualties ⓘ thousands of Cholulan inhabitants killed ⓘ |
| commander |
Hernán Cortés
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Tlaxcalan leaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | mass killing of civilians and nobles ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1519 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Spanish march to Tenochtitlan
ⓘ
meeting of Hernán Cortés and Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
demonstrated Spanish–Tlaxcalan military alliance
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pivotal event in the advance toward Tenochtitlan ⓘ used by Cortés to terrorize potential opponents ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Discovery
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early 16th century Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| impact |
encouraged some indigenous polities to ally with the Spanish
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weakened Aztec prestige among subject cities ⓘ |
| involved | Aztec emissaries and influence in Cholula ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
Cholulans
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Nahua peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Spaniards NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlaxcalans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryAccounts | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Central Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cholula NERFINISHED ⓘ Cholula, Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish–Tlaxcalan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Bernal Díaz del Castillo’s "The True History of the Conquest of New Spain"
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Hernán Cortés’s letters to Charles V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Spanish–Tlaxcalan victory
ⓘ
intimidation of other Mesoamerican polities ⓘ massacre of Cholulan inhabitants ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Tlaxcalans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1519 ⓘ |
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