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Illustration from Harpers New Monthly Magazine December 1855 - May 1856 -The massacre of Cholula was an attack carried out by the military forces of the Spanish conquistador Hernándo Cortéz on his way to the city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan in 1519. It is believed that the massacre of Cholula began after Cortéz captured and killed Cholulteca leaders, unleashing with this act the slaughter of 6000 people in less than two hours.