S4E173 - The Noche Triste: Cortés's Night of Sorrows

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Noche Triste — the night of June 30, 1520, when Hernán Cortés and his forces fled Tenochtitlan under a hail of Aztec arrows and stones. They discuss the events that led to the Spanish retreat: the Toxcatl massacre ordered by Pedro de Alvarado, the death of Moctezuma, and the desperate escape across the Tacuba causeway. Lucas explains how the Tlaxcalan allies played a crucial role, how Cortés regrouped at Otumba, and why the Aztecs failed to finish him off. The conversation touches on key figures like Cuauhtémoc, the young emperor who ra...