He was treated like a god because Moctezuma thought that he was a Spanish god
Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes and his men tricked the Aztecs into believing that the Hernando Cortes was their god.
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
Quetzalcoatl
They mistake him for the God Quetzalcoatl
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god.
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Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes and his men tricked the Aztecs into believing that the Hernando Cortes was their god.
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
Quetzalcoatl
They mistake him for the God Quetzalcoatl
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.
Quetzalcoatl
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
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god.