\--- 1961: Berlin Wall began as East German soldiers installed barbed wire and cement blocks separating East Berlin from West Berlin. The temporary structure would be formalized into an actual wall shortly thereafter.

\--- 1521: Hernan Cortes and his Spanish army, after a siege of three months, finally captured the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán (site of modern-day Mexico City).

[\--- ***"Hernan Cortes Conquers the Aztec Empire"*****.** That is the title of one of the episodes of my podcast: ***History Analyzed***. ]()In 1519, Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes landed in what is now Mexico with less than 600 men and conquered an empire with millions of people in two years. Hear about the Aztec's sophisticated city of Tenochtitlan, their religion based upon human sacrifice, and explore the fate of their civilization and Emperor Montezuma. You can find ***History Analyzed*** on every podcast app.

\--- link to Spotify: [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ66dEPKKH5ykUhKaWsrn](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xZ66dEPKKH5ykUhKaWsrn)

\--- link to Apple podcasts: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hernan-cortes-conquers-the-aztec-empire/id1632161929?i=1000586684342](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hernan-cortes-conquers-the-aztec-empire/id1632161929?i=1000586684342)

 

This day in history, August 13