America / Colonial History / Spanish conquest of Mexico under Hern醤 Cort閟 1519 to 1521 / "Noche triste" - Retreat of the Spanish occupiers from the Aztec capital Tenochtitl醤 on the night of 30 June to 1 July 1520.- "Noche triste y lluviosa en que sali?el capit醤 general Cort閟 huyendo de la ciudad de M閤ico; por la multitud de guerreros; donde en la primera puente muchos soldados murieron de una y otra parte; y Alvarado salt?la puente; a la otra parte". -(Flight of Spaniards over one of the dams of Lake Texcoco and jump of Pedro de Alvarado over one of the breaches).Painting; around 1696/1715; by Miguel and Juan Gonz醠ez.Plate XVIII of the series: La Conquista de M閤ico (The Conquest of Mexico).Organic pigments; ink; stucco; mother-of-pearl and organic varnish on canvas on scrim panel; 100 x 52 cm.Inv. No. 6339.Buenos Aires; Fine Art Museum.