Aztec Capital Falls to Cortés
On August 13, 1521, the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán fell to the forces of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, marking a significant turning point in the history of the Americas. The fall of Tenochtitlán signaled the end of the powerful Aztec Empire and the beginning of Spanish colonization in Mexico. Cortés’s conquest was the culmination […]
Martin Luther Excommunicated by the Catholic Church
On January 3rd, 1521, Pope Leo X issued a papal bull excommunicating Martin Luther from the Catholic Church. This event marked a significant turning point in the Protestant Reformation.