he wanted their gold
He was determinded to break the power of the Aztecs.
he wanted money and wealth!!!
Adolf Hitler wanted to conquer the world. Also Ghengis Kahn and his successors.
to conquer the Aztecs (Mexico) and take over
North Vietnam wanted to conquer the south. They did.
To tell you Cortez only wanted to conquer the Aztecs is becaues he wanted to stop the maddnes and claim gold for him and him only.Any more question ask the Q master.
Hernando Cortez
Originally, Spain did not want to conquer the Aztecs, they mainly wanted to establish trade with them, especially for gold and silver. However, when the Spanish saw the huge numbers of human sacrifices, cannibalism and other cruelties they decided that the only way to eliminate these practices was to conquer the people.
Cortez killed the Aztecs because of the 3 G's. God, Gold, Glory. God: the Spanish wanted to spread cathlicism. Aztecs wouldn't accept it. Gold: Cortez thought the Aztecs were hiding gold. But the Aztecs were not hiding gold (they didn't even know what gold was!!). Cortez would not believe the Aztecs when they told him they had no gold. Glory: [note: I'm not sure if this last reason is true] The spanish killed the Aztecs (at least partly) because they can.
Hernanz Cortez
To steal their gold.
The Spaniards were wanted to conquer the Aztecs and take all of their property, and the Aztecs didn't want that.
Allies helped Cortez because the Aztecs wanted a heavy tribute and they also were going around, taking random people from tribes to sacrifice to their gods, so the allies wanted to stop this.
Allies helped Cortez because the Aztecs wanted a heavy tribute and they also were going around, taking random people from tribes to sacrifice to their gods, so the allies wanted to stop this.
Allies helped Cortez because the Aztecs wanted a heavy tribute and they also were going around, taking random people from tribes to sacrifice to their gods, so the allies wanted to stop this.
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.
Dona Marina who translated for Cortez and told him about surrounding Indian tribes and how they wanted to get back at the Aztecs