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They mistake him for the God Quetzalcoatl
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Who tricked the Aztecs?
Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes and his men tricked the Aztecs into believing that the Hernando Cortes was their god.
Who helped Hernando Cortes to conqer the Aztecs?
No one helped him except 650 soldiers that brought disease too.The Aztecs thought Hernando Cortes was their god.
When the Aztecs first encountered Cortes they thought he was?
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
What god did the Aztecs believe Cortes was?
Quetzalcoatl
what was true about the Aztec empire at the time of Cortes?
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god
Who tricked the Aztecs?
Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes and his men tricked the Aztecs into believing that the Hernando Cortes was their god.
Who helped Hernando Cortes to conqer the Aztecs?
No one helped him except 650 soldiers that brought disease too.The Aztecs thought Hernando Cortes was their god.
Where did Hernando Cortes reach on his journey and they teated him like a god?
The mainland of Mexico with the Aztecs.
What was the reaction of the Maya and Aztecs to Hernan Cortes's attack?
THEY WERE A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED BUT THE AZTECS WERE EXPECTING IT because the Aztecs thought a god would attack on the day Hernando cortes showed up
What are facts about Hernando Cortes?
He took over the Aztec empire, because the Aztecs thought he was a god when he came onto their land. They gave him good food, but then Hernando Cortes still captured and killed them.
What are good facts about Hernando Cortes?
He took over the Aztec empire, because the Aztecs thought he was a god when he came onto their land. They gave him good food, but then Hernando Cortes still captured and killed them.
Did Hernando de Soto take over the Aztecs?
=No, but Hernando Cortes did. The Aztecs believed in a god called Quetzalcoatl, who would come back to them from beyond the sea. They thought of him having pale skin and dark hair. When Cortes came in a ship and had fair skin and dark hair, they thought he was Quetzalcoatl, and immediately bowed down to him. This and Cortes' horses and weapons helped him conquer the Aztecs.=
What statements about Cortes's contact with the Aztecs is true?
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god.
What did Mostezuma do when Cortes came to Mexico?
He believed Cortes was Quetzalcoatl; therefore he revered Cortes as a God. That "little" mistake cost Montezuma his own life, as well as the lives of many more Aztecs.
Who did the Aztecs think that Cortes was?
A God
How did Hernando Cortes conquer the Aztecs so quickly?
They were able to enter the city. The Aztecs thought that Cortes was a god. Also they had guns, cannons,swords, and horses. They thought the horse wold eat them alive. Also, the Europeans brought diseases such as smallpox which weakend the Aztecs greatly and made the battle easier.
When the Aztecs first encountered Cortes they thought he was?
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
