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Aztec Emperor Montezuma II believed Hernan Cortes was the god Queztacoaltl, but he was wrong and Cortes took him prisoner and the Aztec Empire fell to Spain.
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god
The god-king Quetzalcóatl.
Hernando Cortes...
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.
Aztec Emperor Montezuma II believed Hernan Cortes was the god Queztacoaltl, but he was wrong and Cortes took him prisoner and the Aztec Empire fell to Spain.
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.
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god.
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god
they thought Cortes was a god trying to help the civilization.
Hernan Cortes
The god-king Quetzalcóatl.
Hernando Cortes...
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
They thought he was a god.
(Quetzlcoatl) was one of the two main gods of the Toltec religion. He meant "plumed serpent god", and represented many ideas, such as; learning, fertility, holiness, gentility, culture, philosophy, as well as good.