Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Munguvayi, Velasquez akatumira rimwe boka, raitungamirirwa naPánfilo de Narváez, kuzopikisa Cortès, achisvika muMexico muna April 1520 nevarume 1.100. Cortés akasiya varume 200 muTenochtitlan ndokutora vakasara kuti varwisane naNarvaez, uyo akakunda, achigombedzera varume vake kuti vamubatane naye. MuTenochtitlán mumwe wavatsigiri vaCortés akaita kuponda muTemberi Huru, zvichikonzera kupandukira kwaiitwa munzvimbo yacho. Cortés akakurumidza kudzoka, achiedza kutsigira Moctezuma asi mambo weAztec akaurayiwa, zvichida achitemwa nematombo navanhu vake. VaSpanish vakatiza vachienda kuvaTlaxcaltec panguva ye"Noche Triste", uko vakakwanisa kupukunyuka zvishoma apo varindi vavo vokumashure vakaurayiwa. Pfuma yakawanda yakapambwa yakarasika mukati mokutiza uku kwokutya. Pashure pehondo paOtumba vakasvika Tlaxcala, vakanga varasikirwa nevarume 870. Achikunda achibatsirwa nevavengi vake uye vashandi vokuCuba, Cortés akakomba Tenochtitlán
uye vakabata mutongi waro Cuauhtémoc muna August 1521. Sezvo Umambo hweAztec hwakaguma iye akataura kuti guta racho raiva reSpain, achiritumidza kuti Guta reMexico.