Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520. Artist: Unknown

Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520. Artist: Unknown

1-156-392 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520. Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador, led an expedition to Mexico, landing in 1519. Although the conquistadors numbered only some 500 men, an Aztec prophecy regarding the return of the god Quetzlcoatl, whom the natives believed Cortes resembled, enabled them to reach the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, which they then captured, imprisoning the Emperor Montezuma II. The city later revolted, forcing Cortes and his men to retreat. The following year, however, Cortes returned, recapturing Tenochtitlan and overthrowing the Aztec empire. From the British Embassy Collection, Mexico City.


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Hernando Cortes: Spanish: Explorer, conquistador, soldier
  2. Montezuma II: Mexican: Emperor of Mexico

Medium
  1. Oil

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World North and Central America Mexico

  1. 23 00 00 N , 102 00 00 W

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4033x2605
File Size : 30,780kb


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  1. 000988
  1. 000988
  1. 0390003147
  1. 1-156-392
  1. 1156392
  1. 3147

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