1520s in New Spain

Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", evoking a raptor diving toward its prey.

16th-century Spanish invasion of Mesoamerica

Aztec codex

campaign undertaken by the Spanish conquistadores

book by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

conquest of Honduras