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Q: Who was the Aztec king that was defeted by Cortes in tenochtitlan.?
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What was the location of the palace where the Aztec king lived?

Tenochtitlan


What are some unique facts about Hernando Cortes?

Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec's capital city, Tenochtitlan (now Mexico) and then he married the Aztec king (Montezuma)'s daughter.


What did the Aztec king think that Cortes was?

Quetzalcoatl


Who was the aztec king conquered by hernan cortes?

Moctezuma the second


The Aztec Empire of King Montezuma was invaded and destroyed by?

Cortes


Who did the Aztec emperor think Cortes was?

The god-king Quetzalcóatl.


What was the name of the first Aztec king?

Acamapichtli was the first ruler of the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan. He was the founder of the Aztec Imperial Dynasty.


What did Cortes do?

He conquered the Aztec king and renamed the region New Spain.


He Aztec Empire of King Montezuma was invaded and destroyed by .?

Hernando Cortes and his conquistadors.


He Aztec Empire of King Montezuma was invaded and destroyed by who?

Hernando Cortes and his conquistadors.


Who did the Aztec King think Herman Cortes was?

The Aztec king believed that Herman Cortes was a god. Therefore, when Cortes arrived, instead of trying to fight him and his men, they were lavished with gifts, food and allowed into the city. They realized much too late that Cortes was not a god and by the time they tried to fight him off, he already had a significant and crippling advantage.


How did Hernando cortez help bring an end to the Aztec civilization?

In July 1519, Cortes deliberately burned and sank, or scuttled, his ten ships. Cortes knew that the impending campaign would be difficult, and he didn't want any of his men to mutiny and try to flee on their own. His message sent Cortes led an army of 1,000 Spanish and Indian allies into the mountains and jungles.As Cortes's army defeated Indian warriors and sacked several towns, Montezuma sent gifts, promising to pay tribute if the Spanish left the Aztec Empire. Cortes defied the emperor and by November, Cortes and his ragged army stood before the gates of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital and home to more than 60,000 people, a population larger than that in any Spanish city at the time.At first, Montezuma and Cortes exchanged cordial greetings. Cortes and his men were stunned by the magnificence of the city, but they were also horrified by the Aztec religion, which sacrificed humans in rituals. When one ofMontezuma's chiefs attacked a Spanish garrison, Cortes took Montezuma prisoner and forced him to acknowledge the Spanish king as his lord. When Cortes tried to change the Aztec temples into Christian churches, warfare broke out. Montezuma was killed, and Cortes and his men were forced to flee Tenochtitlan. Cortes raised an army and returned to lay siege to the great city.On August 13, 1521, the Aztecs, starving and weakened by disease introduced by the Europeans, surrendered. Cortes was made governor and captain general of Nuevo Espana (New Spain), and established Mexico City on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.