Region: The Americas · Coordinates: 19.064, -98.304 · 7 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1519 | Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain | The Cholulans sent four humble natives to excuse their failure to go to Tlaxcala (chapter 81 title). |
| AD 1519 | Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain | Cortés's party entered Cholula and received a lavish welcome (chapter 82 title). |
| AD 1519 | Bernal Díaz, True History of the Conquest of New Spain | On Montezuma's orders a plot to kill the Spaniards was made at Cholula, and its outcome unfolded (chapter 83 title). |
| AD 1519 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Cortés entered Cholula with part of the Tlaxcalan force (5,000 to 6,000); the residents welcomed him, but traces of blocked roads and traps were found. |
| AD 1519 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Having obtained intelligence of the plot, Cortés imprisoned the chiefs and gave the signal by gunshot to attack first; more than 3,000 died in two hours (the editor treats this massacre as the greatest point of debate). |
| AD 1519 | Florentine Codex | When the Spaniards go from Tlaxcala to Cholula and arrive there, they carry out a great massacre of the people of Cholula |
| AD 1520 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | At Cholula Cortés met the troops of Juan Velázquez (de León), returning from Coatzacoalcos, and joined them. |