Region: The Americas · Coordinates: 19.512, -98.883 · 15 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1519 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Montezuma, working with his people, had the rebellious king of Texcoco, Cacama, summoned to Texcoco, where he was arrested. |
| AD 1520 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | On Montezuma's advice, instead of Cacama his son Cuicuscacin was installed as lord of Texcoco. |
| AD 1520 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Hearing that the Tenochtitlan garrison was besieged, he rushed there with his troops and arrived at Tesnacan (editor: Texcoco). |
| AD 1520 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Entered Texcoco; Ixtlilxochitl arranged lodgings. For the next three days they got through safely and repaired the fortifications. |
| AD 1520 | Florentine Codex | Hearing that Cortés has defeated Narváez and that Alvarado's party was attacked in Mexico, he hurries back; he regroups and rests his forces at Texcoco and learns the situation through his friend Ixtlilxochitl |
| AD 1521 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Cortés sent the alguacil mayor Sandoval to Tlaxcala to escort the transport of the brigantines. |
| AD 1521 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | The 13 brigantines were carried overland from Tlaxcala to Texcoco and entered the port of Texcoco. |
| AD 1521 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | On Holy Wednesday (March 27) Cortés had the Tenochtitlan chiefs who had been brought in summoned before him (only the first part checked). |
| AD 1521 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | On April 5 Cortés left Texcoco with 30 horsemen and others, and with Sandoval's force began a tour expedition around the lake. |
| AD 1521 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Over 50 days, more than 8,000 people dug daily to complete the canal (the route for launching the brigantines). |
| AD 1521 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | On April 28, launched the brigantines onto the canal and reviewed the entire army. |
| AD 1521 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Before the siege, divided the army into three; assigned Alvarado 30 cavalry, archers and musketeers (18), and others. |
| AD 1521 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | On May 10, the forces of Alvarado and Olid left Texcoco to take up their posts at Tacuba and Coyoacán. |
| AD 1521 | Cortés, Letters from Mexico | Before the siege, a plot by Velázquez's men at Texcoco to assassinate Cortés was revealed through an informer. |
| AD 1521 | Florentine Codex | In 1521 the Spaniards again invade Mexico, camp at Texcoco, and begin war with the Mexicans both by water and by land |