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the spaniards
Montezuma
1521
1520
It is not the Aztec 'colony' It was the European colony, the Spaniards that is important. They were important because they are gay.
Spanish invaders, allied with the Aztec arch-enemies: the Tlaxcalans.
The Spanish conquistadors formed alliances with enemies of the Aztecs. Also, European diseases such as smallpox severely weakened the Aztecs. Once the Spaniards captured Montezuma, their leader, the Aztec empire soon fell.
The Spaniards melted down much of the Aztec gold and treasures they found to create coins and other objects. They also sent large quantities of the gold back to Spain to fund the Spanish empire and enrich the Spanish crown. Some of the treasures were kept by conquistadors as well.
His name was Montezuma.