La Noche Triste

La Noche Triste
(The Night of Sorrows)
Part of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

Noche Triste
DateJune 30 – July 1, 1520
Location
Shores of Lake Texcoco, Mexico
Result Aztec victory
Belligerents
Crown of Castile[1]
Spanish Empire
Confederacy of Tlaxcala		 Aztec Triple Alliance
Commanders and leaders
Hernán Cortés (WIA)
Pedro de Alvarado (WIA)		 Cuitláhuac
Strength
Varies; likely 1,000–2,000 Spanish and 12,000 Tlaxcaltec native allies 20,000 Aztec warriors; likely more in reserves
Casualties and losses
Between 400 and 800 Spanish killed, drowned, or captured; around 4,000 Tlaxcaltecs killed or captured Unknown

La Noche Triste ("The Night of Sorrows", literally "The Sad Night") was an important event during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, wherein Hernán Cortés, his army of Spanish conquistadors, and their native allies were driven out of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.

  1. ^ Teoría de la bandera.Guido Villa. 1974 "The companies portentous discovery and conquest of the New World, met under the banners of Castile incarnate". Las portentosas empresas del descubrimiento y la conquista del Nuevo Mundo, se cumplieron bajo los encarnados pendones de Castilla.