After <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Tenochtitlan" id="mwRw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fall of Tenochtitlan">an extended siege</a>, forces led by Spanish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquistador" id="mwSA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Conquistador">conquistador</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernán_Cortés" id="mwSQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Hernán Cortés">Hernán Cortés</a> capture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlatoani" id="mwSg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tlatoani">Tlatoani</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuauhtémoc" id="mwSw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cuauhtémoc">Cuauhtémoc</a> and conquer the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec" id="mwTA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Aztec">Aztec</a> capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenochtitlan" id="mwTQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tenochtitlan">Tenochtitlan</a>.