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What did hernan Cortes do to the Aztec people and their culture?
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∙ 13y ago
In 1519, Cortes met Moctezuma. The King gave lavish gifts of gold to the Spanish, but unfortunately this simply excited their desire to plunder. Cortes allegedly first kidnapped the Aztec King, then forced him to serve as a puppet while Cortes ruled the Aztecs. In 1520 Moctezuma was killed. Though the reason is disputed, locals claimed this was due to Moctezuma's inability to placate the locals.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoCortes attacked the Aztec people for the money. It is said he was very greedy. He burned most of their religious books. I think only three remain today.
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Hernan Cortes destroyed what powerful empire?
Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire. He enacted a war of attrition on the people in the capital city of Tenochtitlan.
Who conquered the Aztec and the Incas?
Hernan Cortes
What did Hernan Cortes conquer?
Hernando Cortez is best known for conquering the Aztec empire 1521.
Who was the aztec king conquered by hernan cortes?
Moctezuma the second
Which native American civilization was destroyed by Hernan Cortes?
The Aztec
Hernan Cortes destroyed what powerful empire?
Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire. He enacted a war of attrition on the people in the capital city of Tenochtitlan.
Where was Hernan Cortes going to?
Hernan Cortes was going to the Aztec City.
Where was hernan Cortes' going?
Hernan Cortes was going to the Aztec City.
What empire did Hernan Cortes discover?
Hernan Cortes discovered the Aztec empire in Mexico.
Why did the Aztec culture and the spanish culture come into conflict?
The Aztec chief Moctezuma II thought the Spanish leader, Hernan Cortes, was the Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl, who promised to return in 1519. Hernan took Moctezuma prisoner, and then the war began.
Who conquared the Aztec?
Hernan Cortes
What was the main reason Hernan Cortes wanted to conquer the Aztec people?
He was determined to break the Aztec's power.
Who did the Hernan Cortes affect?
the aztec empire
Who conquered the Incas and the Aztec?
Hernan Cortes
Who conquered the Aztec's and Incas?
Hernan Cortes
Who conquered the Aztec and the Incas?
Hernan Cortes
What civilization did Hernan Cortes conquer?
Aztec
