Moctezuma
The Aztecs were a huge empire and had many people and they could've easily ambushed Hernan Cortez and the other Spanish Conquistadors when they first arrived
The Aztecs had a lot of enemies and when the Spanish conquistadors arrived to Mexico the Aztec enemies were more than happy to help the Spanish destroy the Aztecs.
Montezuma. He was emperor when Cortez arrived from Spain.
The people who were responsible for the defeat of the Aztec's emperor and empire were the Spanish.
Montezuma the second
The Aztecs were a huge empire and had many people and they could've easily ambushed Hernan Cortez and the other Spanish Conquistadors when they first arrived
The Aztec civilization was discovered by Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Cortés and his men arrived in Mexico in 1519 and encountered the Aztec empire, led by Emperor Moctezuma II. The ensuing clash between the Spanish and the Aztecs eventually led to the downfall of the Aztec civilization.
Montezuma the Second
The Aztecs had a lot of enemies and when the Spanish conquistadors arrived to Mexico the Aztec enemies were more than happy to help the Spanish destroy the Aztecs.
the king was Montezuma II
Spanish conquistadors defeated the Aztec "tribe" in Mexico, in 1521.
Spanish conquistadors destroyed it.
Hernando Cortez
Judge Montezuma was not an Aztec leader; Montezuma II was the Aztec emperor during the time of Spanish conquest. Montezuma made decisions that are debated for their strategic value in dealing with the Spanish, leading to his capture by the Spanish conquistadors. His actions influenced the ultimate downfall of the Aztec empire.
They were much stronger. The Aztecs, at first, thought the arriving Spaniards were "people of Heaven". However, after the Spanish leader Cortes murdered their king and started looting all the wealth, primarily gold. Despite the Aztec's sophisticated society, they were no match for the conquistadors. Along with the Spanish conquistadors "conquerors" came missionaries, in an attempt to convert the Aztecs. Not long after the the Spanish arrived, the Aztec population was reduced to 10%. Simply put, the Aztecs were no match for the Spanish.
They were conquered by Spanish conquistadors in 1521.
a Spanish one