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La Noche Triste ("The Night of Sorrows", literally "The Sad Night"), was an important event during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, wherein Hernán Cortés, his army of Spanish conquistadors, and their native allies were driven out of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.
The strategy backfired badly, and in the ensuing mayhem Moctezuma was killed and Cortes instead resorted to an attempt to stealthily depart under cover of darkness and a rainstorm, but they were detected and what followed became known as La Noche Triste or The Night of Sorrows in which many conquistadors and their Tlaxcaltec allies were killed.
Four dancers (two male, two female) arrive on stage during "El árbol de la noche triste" and strip. José Andrëa performs "Gaia" seated, at first, in an electric chair. After the instrumental break, he returns in an orange prisoner's jumpsuit. During his final screams, he is strapped into the chair and receives the last rites from a priest.
This episode is called "La Noche Triste" (The Night of Sorrows), and the old tree ("El árbol de la noche triste") where Cortés allegedly cried, is still a monument in Mexico City. The Aztecs pursued and harassed the Spanish, who, guided by their Tlaxcalan allies, moved around Lake Zumpango towards a sanctuary in Tlaxcala.
La Noche Triste – The Sad Night. The flight of the Spanish from Tenochtitlan was a crushing setback for Cortés, and his army came just short of annihilation. It is still remembered as "La Noche Triste," The Night of Sorrows. Popular tales say Cortés wept under a tree the night of the massacre of his troops at the hands of the Aztecs.
The result of the battle was a victory for the Spanish, which allowed Cortés to reorganize his army, having suffered casualties a few days before in the episode known as La Noche Triste. A year later, by reinforcing his army with new men and supplies, and creating alliances with the indigenous peoples who had been subjugated by the Aztec ...
Llegada de la campana historica del 16 de septiembre: Gabriel Veyre: Documentary: Lazamiento de un novillo: Gabriel Veyre: Documentary: Lazamiento de un buey salvaje: Gabriel Veyre: Documentary: Grupo de indios al pie del arbol de la noche triste: Gabriel Veyre: Documentary: Escena en los baños pane: Gabriel Veyre: Documentary: Elección de ...
The name of the station comes from the neighborhood it serves: Popotla.The logo depicts an ahuehuete tree, referring to the Árbol de la Noche Triste – the "tree of the sad night" – where Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés stopped his retreat from Tenochtitlán and cried after being defeated by Cuitláhuac in the Battle of Noche Triste.