Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Munguva iyi, Velasquez akatuma rimwe boka raitungamirirwa naPánfilo de Narváez kuti rinopikisa Cortès, uye rakasvika kuMexico muna April 1520 riine varume 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 uye vashandi vokuCuba, Cortés
vakakomba Tenochtitlán ndokutora mutongi wayo Cuauhtémoc muna August 1521. Sezvo Umambo hweAztec hwakaguma iye akataura kuti guta racho raiva reSpain, achiritumidza kuti Guta reMexico.