Wars

Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire

Early Modern, Habsburg Spain and Indian allies against the Aztec Triple Alliance

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/spanish-conquest-of-the-aztec-empire.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/spanish-conquest-of-the-aztec-empire

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-spanish-conquest-of-the-aztec-empire,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/spanish-conquest-of-the-aztec-empire},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, also known as the Conquest of Mexico, was a pivotal event of the Spanish colonization of the Americas in which the Aztec Triple Alliance collided with the Spanish Empire and its American Indian allies. Fought from February 1519 to 13 August 1521, the war ended in a Spanish-Indian allied victory over the Aztec Triple Alliance.

Facts

Start Year

1519 1

End Year

1521 1

Combatants

Habsburg Spain (Crown of Castile) and its American Indian allies against the Aztec Triple Alliance 1

Outcome

Spanish-Indian allied victory 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

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The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, also known as the Conquest of Mexico, was a pivotal event that took place during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, marked by the collision of the Aztec Triple Alliance and the Spanish Empire with its American Indian allies.

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1. Wikipedia: Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

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