The Spaniards , under Vice-Admiral Mazarredo , organized Arranging a flotilla of small gunboats converted from yachts .

It was not solely a contest between a small contingent of Spaniards defeating Conquering the Aztec Empire but rather the creation of a coalition of Spanish invaders with tributaries to the Aztecs , and most especially the Aztecs ' indigenous enemies and rivals .

After eight months of battles and negotiations Communication , which overcame Resolve_problem the diplomatic resistance of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II to his visit , Cortés arrived in Arriving Tenochtitlan on 8 November 1519 , where he took up Conquering residence with fellow Spaniards and their indigenous allies .

Capturing Conquering the cacique or indigenous ruler was standard operating procedure for Spaniards in their expansion Expansion in the Caribbean , so capturing Conquering Motecuhzoma had considerable precedent but modern scholars are skeptical that Cortes and his countrymen took Conquering Motecuhzoma captive at this time .

According to one account , when Moctezuma , now seen Perception_active by the population as a mere puppet of the invading Spaniards , attempted to calm the outraged populace , he was killed Killing by a projectile .

A whole generation of Spaniards later participated Participation in expeditions in the Caribbean and Tierra Firme ( Central America ) , learning strategy and tactics of successful enterprises .

Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards fled Escaping to refugee camps in southern France .

Islamist responsibility would have had the opposite political effect , as it would have been seen Causation as a consequence of the PP government taking Conquering Spain into the Iraq War , a policy extremely unpopular among Spaniards .

A few days before , when pay Commerce_pay did not arrive Arriving on time , the English soldiers mutinied Change_of_leadership , and was rumored that Wingfield had intended to surrender Surrendering ( or `` sold '' ) the city to the Spaniards .

The garrison capitulated Surrendering to the Spaniards in February 1590 .

On May 19 , Aguinaldo , unofficially allied with the United States , returned Arriving to the Philippines and resumed attacks against the Spaniards .

The Capture Conquering of Bougie occurred Presence in 1555 when the Ottoman ruler of Algiers Salah Rais took Conquering the city of Béjaïa from the Spaniards .

On April 11 the Spaniards met Come_together Piar , who led a force of 500 riflemen , 800 lancers , 500 Indian archers and 400 horsemen .

The town would be abandoned GiveUp by the Spaniards on the 17th of that month .

On 18 August , after a hard resistance , the French garrison surrendered Surrendering to the Spaniards .

In New Spain , however , peninsular-born Spaniards overthrew Change_of_leadership the rule of Viceroy José de Iturrigaray ( 1803–08 ) .

In 1810 , a few American-born Spaniards in favor of independence began Process_start plotting an uprising against Spanish rule .

When Tuskaloosa arrived Arriving with the first group of Spaniards , he asked Request the Spanish people to leave Departing .

The Spaniards fled Escaping , leaving Departing their possessions inside the fortress .

From the 19th century onwards , the revolt Change_of_leadership has been mythologized by various Spaniards , generally liberals who drew political inspiration from it .

The Spaniards captured Conquering 55 of the 63 British merchant vessels , making it Causation one of the most complete naval captures ever made Manufacturing .