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Group: Ifriqiyah, Zirid Dynasty of
People: Maurice of Wettin
Topic: Scotland: Famine of the 1780s
Location: Iyateyet Site Nome Alaska United States

The Spanish are ready to assault the …

Years: 1396 - 1539
The Spanish are ready to assault the city by the summer of 1521.

The battle rages for three weeks, with the superior firepower of the Spanish eventually proving decisive.

The last of the Azrtec emperors, Cuauhtemoc, is captured and killed.

The legend of Cuauhtemoc will be revived in the nineteenth century, and the last Aztec emperor will be considered a symbol of honor and courage, the first Mexican national hero.