La Noche Triste

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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.

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Generate an image of La Noche Triste (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.)

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La Noche Triste canonical 10
Noche Triste 1

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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 ⓘ
linked to: Mexica

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 ⓘ
linked to: Tenochtitlan
mainBelligerent Mexica (Aztec) forces of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Mexica

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 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hernán Cortés → notableEvent → La Noche Triste ⓘ
Moctezuma II → event → La Noche Triste ⓘ
Cuitláhuac → associatedEvent → La Noche Triste ⓘ
Battle of Otumba → precededBy → La Noche Triste ⓘ
Siege of Tenochtitlan → precededBy → La Noche Triste ⓘ
The Sad Night → hasAlias → La Noche Triste ⓘ
The Sad Night → hasAlias → Noche Triste ⓘ
linked to: La Noche Triste