Fall of Tenochtitlan

investment, capture and fall of Tenochtitlan by the Spanish Empire
Event siege Q593267
Fall of Tenochtitlan
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Fall of Tenochtitlan

Summary

Fall of Tenochtitlan is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fall of Tenochtitlan is in the country of Aztec Empire[3].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan is in the country of Mexico[4].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan's instance of is recorded as siege[5].
  • The location of Fall of Tenochtitlan was Tenochtitlan[6].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan's Commons category is recorded as Conquest of Tenochtitlan[7].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan began on May 26, 1521[8].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan began on May 10, 1521[9].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan ended on August 13, 1521[10].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 19.435, 'longitude': -99.13138889}[11].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan dates from the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire[12].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan's culture is recorded as Aztec Empire[13].

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When and Where

Recorded start time include May 26, 1521[8] and May 10, 1521[9]. Fall of Tenochtitlan ended on August 13, 1521[10]. It took place at Tenochtitlan[6]. Country listings include Aztec Empire[3], an empire[14], founded in 1325[15] and Mexico[4], a sovereign state[16], in Mexico[17], founded in 1821[18].

Context

Fall of Tenochtitlan's instance of is recorded as siege[5].

Why It Matters

Fall of Tenochtitlan ranks in the top 1% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,229 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → tenochtitlan-battle-of-1521
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: tenochtitlan-battle-of-1521, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289961828|tenochtitlan battle of 1521 (#289961828)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-matc"
  2. 17w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Aztec Empire, Mexico
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 19.435, 'longitude': -99.13138889}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35901|batch #35901]]: Fall of Tenochtitlan Mexico,Aztec Empire"
  3. 17w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 19.435, 'longitude': -99.13138889}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 19°26'6.00"N, 99°7'53.00"W, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location (P276"
  4. 21w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → +1521-08-13T00:00:00Z
    End time → —
    Start time → —
    Country → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q96]]"
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