they thought he was the god Quetzalcoatl. legend had it that he would return from the east in another form. The leader of the Aztecs, Montezuma, gave Cortez gifts thinking that it would please him and he would leave but instead Cortez wanted more.
Cortez had many advantages on the Aztecs. For one, when he first got there, the Aztecs thought he was their god Quetzelcoatl. They took him in which allowed him to get into the city. They were a more primative civilization so they did not have the weapons that Cortez had.
They welcomed him because the Aztecs believed that he was qetzalcoatl, their main god. In a prophecy, Qetzalcoatl was to come back in the year reed, an the god was a fair skinned god. Any guesses on what year it was to the Aztecs when cortez got there? Year reed. They thought Cortez was their god.He came in 1519.
Well Disease, rifles, and allies helped Cortez defeat the Aztecs.
Aztecs.
The Spaniards appeared to be nice to the Aztecs so they treated them nicely until Cortez betrayed the Aztecs.
Hernando Cortez defeated the Aztecs of Mexico.
Cortez had many advantages on the Aztecs. For one, when he first got there, the Aztecs thought he was their god Quetzelcoatl. They took him in which allowed him to get into the city. They were a more primative civilization so they did not have the weapons that Cortez had.
Cortez invaded the Aztecs in 1519.
They welcomed him because the Aztecs believed that he was qetzalcoatl, their main god. In a prophecy, Qetzalcoatl was to come back in the year reed, an the god was a fair skinned god. Any guesses on what year it was to the Aztecs when cortez got there? Year reed. They thought Cortez was their god.He came in 1519.
Spain - Hernan Cortez
Well Disease, rifles, and allies helped Cortez defeat the Aztecs.
Aztecs.
The Spaniards appeared to be nice to the Aztecs so they treated them nicely until Cortez betrayed the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortez was the Spanish explorer and adventurer, not soldier, who conquered the Aztecs
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