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How did the Aztec legend of Quetzoalcoitl makes Cortes' conquest of the Aztecs possible?
Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and has the meaning of "feathered-serpent". Said to be banished on a raft of snakes by the Toltecs, Quetzalcoatl was said to have traveled east, off to sea, and oneday, he promised to reurn. Cortes, being spanish, fit one of the descriptions of Quetzalcoatl, and older man, with fair skin, and a white beard. This allowed Cortes to easily conquer most of Mesoamerica, and then killing many Aztecs, while forcing others to mine for gold, and silver. Some reports also show that Cortes was given the throne, by the then emperor, Montezuma II. Although all this data has behind it, are letters written by the Spanish, no first hand accounts of the Aztec's, has been found.
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Who was involved in the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?
Nerman Cortes
What Spanish people led the conquest of the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortes
What was the main goal of Cortes in his conquest of the Aztecs?
Find gold and get rekd
Was herndo Cortes voyed a sussces?
what did hernado cotes do after his conquest with the aztecs
What advantages did Cortes have in his conquest of the Aztec?
The Aztec didn't know about the diseases of the Cortes so the Aztecs got sick and were weak. That made the Cortes stronger and be able to win the conquest.
Who was primarily responsible for the conquest of the Aztecs in the early 16th century?
Hernan Cortes
What aided Cortes the most in his conquest of the Aztecs?
Superior weapons, and his military trained men.
What was Hernan Cortes's claim to fame?
The conquest of the Aztecs and Mexico (quite brutally), for Spain.
What Indian empire dominated Mexico at the time of the spanish conquest?
Aztecs, Hernando Cortes led a small miltary expedition against the Aztecs and their powerful emporer, Montezuma.
How did the fact that the Aztecas were hostile to the totonac people help Cortes?
Cortes used the enmity between the Aztecs and the Totonac people to his advantage by forming an alliance with the Totonacs against the Aztecs. This provided Cortes with additional warriors and local support, ultimately helping him in his conquest of the Aztec Empire.
What were the interactions between Cortes and the Aztecs?
Cortes overthrew the Aztecs.
What was the spanish conquest of the aztecs due to?
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was due to the fact that the Aztecs at first did not realize that the Spanish were going to try to conquer them. Even when they did, the Spaniards had superior weapons and the Aztecs were unable to defeat them.
