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The Fall of Tenochtitlan by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Four-hundred and eighty-seven years ago on this day in people’s history, the Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan fell to Spanish Conquistadors. On August 13th, 1521 in what is modern day Mexico, Hernan Cortes and his army of Spaniards continued to attack, kill and loot the city even after its formal surrender. It is estimated that 240,000 Mexicas, also known as Aztecs, were killed during the months-long siege of the capital. The dramatic conquest of the Mexica people helped led to the eventual colonization of the Americas by the Spanish Empire.

More recently, the fall of Tenochtitlan has inspired countless bad poems authored by yours truly about my multi-layered identity crisis!

Let’s keep it real! For Uprising, this is your truth professa saying it’s no mystery why they conceal our history!