They preformed sacred dances and sang sacred songs, to praise the god honored by the festival. While they were celebrating Pedro de Alvarado went there with his men. Some say that they initially just wanted to see the rituals of the Mexicas. But after arriving there they wanted the gold and other riches that the Mexicas were wearing so they covered every entrance and brutally murdered them and took the riches they possessed.
In the Mexica version it is told how the Spanish murdered the Mexicas during their celebration of Huitzilopochtli. Everyone was enjoying themselves and in celebration in the place the Mexicas called The Patio of the Gods, when the Spanish came and blocked every exit so that the Mexicas had no way to escape. Then the Spanish entered The Patio and began to kill the Mexicas. When the people outside the sacred patio learned of the events that were happening inside they began to yell for their captains to come quickly and come armed. Once the captains arrived they began to attack the Spanish with their arrows and by throwing javelins.
In the Spanish version of La Noche Triste they claim that they had to fight their way out of Tenochtitlan. Corte
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In the Mexica version it is told how the Spanish murdered the Mexicas during their celebration of Huitzilopochtli. Everyone was enjoying themselves and in celebration in the place the Mexicas called The Patio of the Gods, when the Spanish came and blocked every exit so that the Mexicas had no way to escape. Then the Spanish entered The Patio and began to kill the Mexicas. When the people outside the sacred patio learned of the events that were happening inside they began to yell for their captains to come quickly and come armed. Once the captains arrived they began to attack the Spanish with their arrows and by throwing javelins.
The Mexica version of La Noche Triste portrayed the Spanish as fleeing Mexico by night. It is said that at night fall the Spanish along with the Tlaxcala came out of hiding in compact formation, to protect one another, tried to leave Tenochtitlan. A women getting water from the river saw the Spanish and started yelling for the Mexicas to come because their enemies had already left. When the Mexicas heard the cries of the women they came hastily and began attacking the Spanish. The people that were in front were killed and fell into the rivers until the rivers were full of bod
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