Talk about the sad night of the sad night It is to dig in the history of Mexico through details – not so – small. We know that it is splashed with anecdotes, some of which have crossed generations such as this chapter that occurred during the Spanish invasion to Mexico.
The version we all know has been strongly questioned and in recent years was renamed as «he Victorious Night Tree«To honor the resistance of the natives during the arrival of the Spanish troops. In spite of everything, this natural symbol tells a story that is still in force and is found in Mexico City, so many times it goes unnoticed and, on the other hand, it is visited by national and foreign tourists.
Hernán Cortés cried after the failure of the battle, for which he had to flee with his troop.Getty images
What happened in the sad night?
Let's go step by step. The official story tells that Hernán Cortés, the famous invader of America, traveled to Veracruz to face the fleet Diego de Velázquez sent before from Cuba, in order to make him prisoner to punish him for his indiscipline. Cortes triumphed in the battle, since he attacked the enemies by surprise.
However, the problems of the invader were not over after the victory, because news that Pedro de Alvarado, his henchman in Tenochtitlán, undertook a massacre in the middle of a religious ceremony. What he did not contemplate was that the inhabitants had a group of warriors who defended their people and the Spaniards fell to them.
Although Cortés demanded that Moctezuma, the Tlatoani, to get in front and order his people to avoid the blockages so that the Spaniards came out, he did not access. So, after the refusal, Hernán Cortés and his troop fled the night of June 30, 1520but not before giving the order to kill Moctezuma; In addition, they robbed gold that melted on bullion.