mexico1521.com Empire Conquered An Aztec eclipse — where Tenochtitlán fell and conquest carved colony. The pulse of Cortés’ campaign. A timestamp of collapse, colonization, and cultural collision. Fall of Tenochtitlán (1521) This vault honours the conquest of the Aztec capital, seed of colonial Mexico. Within its glow lies empire’s fall, Spain’s rise, and the pulse of transformation. A sanctuary of conquest, collision, and sovereign shift.