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He was determined to break the Aztec's power.
The conquistador who conquered the mighty Aztec empire was ....the Spaniard, 'Hernando/Hernan Cortes'
Greed. Pure greed - he wanted the Aztec gold.
Aztec Emperor Montezuma II believed Hernan Cortes was the god Queztacoaltl, but he was wrong and Cortes took him prisoner and the Aztec Empire fell to Spain.
excellent question, and here is an answer. The reason why Montezuma, or Motechzoma, the way scholars call him, welcomed Hernan Cortes to his empire was because the Aztec's believed he (hernan cortes) was the sun god returning from his voyage.
Hernando Cortez is best known for conquering the Aztec empire 1521.
He was able to conquer the Aztec empire and stop human sacrifice.
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Hernan Cortes discovered the Aztec empire in Mexico.
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Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire. He enacted a war of attrition on the people in the capital city of Tenochtitlan.
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The Aztec civilization, Cuba, and Mexico
Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire in Central America.
The Aztec Empire was conquered by an alliance between Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), and the Tlaxcalan Lordship, which provided over 100,000 warriors to conquer their bitter enemies, the Aztecs.
He was determined to break the Aztec's power.