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The Aztecs were conquered by?
The Aztecs were conquered by the Spaniards led by the conquistador Hernando Cortes in the year 1521.
Why did the Aztecs welcome Cortes?
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.
Why did the Aztecs welcome the Spanish?
That's because they saw Mr. Hernan Cortes as a god, due to their god was supposed to arrive that year.
Which god did the Aztecs mistake Hernán Cortés for?
he was mistaken for Quetzalcoatl. This deity was usuall drawn with a white face and was supposed to return to mexico in the year 1-reed, the year cortes arrived.
How did Montezuma greet Cortes?
The Aztecs had a revelation that one of their gods, Quetzalcoatl, would return from exile in the east with white skin and a full beard in the year 1519. Coincedentally, Cortes fulfilled all of these conditions so montezuma though he was qutzalcoatl. because of this, montezma warmly welcomed Cortes and gave Cortes lots of gold, silver, and other valuables
What year did the Aztecs surrender to Cortes?
1521
When did Cortes conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?
Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire in the year of 1521.
What explorer was resposible for the defeat of the Aztees?
When Hernan Cortes first arrived in Tenochtitlan in 1519, Moctezuma, the ruler of the Aztecs, agreed to let Cortes stay. However, a year later, in 1520, the Aztecs rose and threw Cortes out of the city. Later on, Moctezuma was killed, most probably by the Aztecs. Later on, in 1521, Cortes came back with his army, and he defeated the Aztecs with the help of: Metal armor Smallpox (people think that more than 1,000 Aztecs died because of Smallpox) Muskets Horses (the Aztecs had never seen horses before, and they got frightened) Allies
The Aztecs were conquered by?
The Aztecs were conquered by the Spaniards led by the conquistador Hernando Cortes in the year 1521.
What year did Cortes Conquers the Aztecs?
1521, he started in 1519.
What had the Aztecs prophets said would happen the year Cortes came?
White men would come and destroy the population of the Aztecs.
What year did Cortes leave Cuba and go to Mexico to gain wealth and gain wealth from the Aztecs?
1519
When did Hernan Cortes conquer the Aztecs?
Cortes completed his conquest of the Aztecs in the year of 1521.
Why did the Aztecs welcome Cortes?
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.
Why did the Aztecs welcome the Spanish?
That's because they saw Mr. Hernan Cortes as a god, due to their god was supposed to arrive that year.
Cortes conquered the Aztecs in what year?
Cortez conquered the Aztecs in 1521. After landing in Mexico in 1519 he systematically besieged and destroyed the Aztec Empire and on August 13, 1521 he captured Cuauhtemoc, the ruler of Tenochtitlán.
Which god did the Aztecs mistake Hernán Cortés for?
he was mistaken for Quetzalcoatl. This deity was usuall drawn with a white face and was supposed to return to mexico in the year 1-reed, the year cortes arrived.
