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 (3,145 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fall of Tenochtitlan is in the country of Mexico[3].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan is in the country of Aztec Empire[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 10, 1521[8].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan ended on August 13, 1521[9].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.435, 'lon': -99.13138889}[10].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan dates from the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire[11].
  • Fall of Tenochtitlan's culture is recorded as Aztec Empire[12].

Body

When and Where

Fall of Tenochtitlan began on May 10, 1521[8]. It ended on August 13, 1521[9]. The location of it was Tenochtitlan[6]. Country listings include Mexico[3], a sovereign state[13], in Mexico[14], founded in 1836[15] and Aztec Empire[4], an empire[16], founded in 1325[17].

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 (3,145 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . historic.ru. historic.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] . 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. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 19.435, 'lon': -99.13138889}
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  2. 27d 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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