killing largely unarmed dancers, nobles, and other celebrants without warning. Spanish accounts later differed over Alvarado’s motives, but the massacre transformed an already tense occupation into open revolt and helped precipitate the Spaniards’ expulsion from Tenochtitlan. #toxcatl #mexica

killing dancers, nobles, and largely unarmed participants without warning. Spanish accounts offered differing explanations for Alvarado’s decision, but the massacre transformed a tense occupation into open revolt and helped set the stage for the Spaniards’ bloody retreat. #toxcatl #tenochtitlan