Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Tlatelolco: contested ground

The ground around Tlatelolco was fought over 6 times between 1473 and 1867: 4 battles and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of TlatelolcoBattle of ColhuacatoncoBattle of ChapultepecBattle of Molino del ReySiege of Mexico CityFall of TenochtitlanFall of TenochtitlanPueblaQuerétaroCuernavacaTolucaMoreliaPachucaPoza Rica de HidalgoZumpango200 km19.431N, 99.154W
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Tlatelolco, 1473Fall of Tenochtitlan, 1521Battle of Colhuacatonco, 1521Battle of Chapultepec, 1847Battle of Molino del Rey, 1847Siege of Mexico City, 186714731867
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1473Battle of TlatelolcoTlatelolco
10 May 1521Fall of TenochtitlanTenochtitlan
30 June 1521Battle of ColhuacatoncoSpanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
1847Battle of ChapultepecReal Valle de CamargoMexican-American War
8 September 1847Battle of Molino del ReyMolino del ReyMexican-American War
12 April 1867Siege of Mexico CityMexico CitySecond French intervention in Mexico

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.