S4E186 - The Noche Triste's Missing Piece: The Tacuba Causeway

In this episode, Lucas and Luna revisit the legendary Noche Triste — the night in 1520 when Hernán Cortés and his men fled Tenochtitlan under a hail of stones and arrows. But this time, they focus on the Tacuba Causeway, the narrow stone road that became the stage for one of the most disastrous retreats in military history. Drawing on the Florentine Codex and Bernal Díaz del Castillo's account, they trace the route, the panic, the gold-laden soldiers who drowned, and the crucial role of the Tlaxcalteca allies who fought alongside the Spanish. They also explore the aftermath: the b...