A God
Quetzalcoatl
Cortes overthrew the Aztecs.
The Aztecs didn't attack Cortes and his men at first because they did think that he was a god. But after Cortes captured the priest or leader, he masacured many Aztecs and conquered their land.
How was Pizarro´s treatment of the Incas similar to Cortes´s treatment of the Aztecs?
The Aztecs I think
with deseases, horses & guns
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god.
Cortes thought they were disgusting. the way they sacrificed people from different tribes and fed there heart to their god.
The emperor of the Aztecs when Cortes conquered was MoctezumaII
Cortes began his journey to conquer the Aztecs in Veracruz. From Veracruz he traveled to Tenochitian which is was the capital city of the Aztecs.
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes and his men tricked the Aztecs into believing that the Hernando Cortes was their god.