Battle of Cempoala

Battle of Cempoala
	Part of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
	; 'Batalla de Zampoala' ca. 1670-1740
Date	27 May 1520
Location	Cempoala, Mexico19°26′50.3″N 96°24′13.2″W
Result	Cempoala victory
Belligerents
Cempoala of Totonacapan; Chinantla; Crown of Castile Spanish Empire	Governorate of Cuba
Commanders and leaders
Hernán Cortés; Gonzalo de Sandoval	Pánfilo de Narváez (WIA) (POW)
Strength
266 Spanish; 200 Chinantec warriors	900 Spanish: ~80 horsemen; ~80 riflemen; ~10 artillery;
Casualties and losses
2 Spanish killed; Unknown number of Spanish wounded; Indigenous losses unknown	15 killed; Unknown number of wounded

The Battle of Cempoala was fought on 27 May 1520 at Cempoala, Mexico between the forces of Pánfilo de Narváez and the forces of Hernán Cortés, which were supported by Chinantec warriors.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.