They welcomed him because the Aztecs believed that he was qetzalcoatl, their main god. In a prophecy, Qetzalcoatl was to come back in the year reed, an the god was a fair skinned god. Any guesses on what year it was to the Aztecs when cortez got there? Year reed. They thought Cortez was their god.He came in 1519.
Cortes overthrew the Aztecs.
How was Pizarro´s treatment of the Incas similar to Cortes´s treatment of the Aztecs?
That's because they saw Mr. Hernan Cortes as a god, due to their god was supposed to arrive that year.
The emperor of the Aztecs when Cortes conquered was MoctezumaII
Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes and his men tricked the Aztecs into believing that the Hernando Cortes was their god.
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When Cortes appears at the Aztecs empire, they believe that he is the god, Quetzalcoatl but he is truly an enemy that is out to destroy the Aztec Empire. Anyway, the Aztecs welcome the Spanish with food, and with a place to stay that lines the entire city giving an easy way to defeat the Aztecs.
Cortes overthrew the Aztecs.
How was Pizarro´s treatment of the Incas similar to Cortes´s treatment of the Aztecs?
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god.
That's because they saw Mr. Hernan Cortes as a god, due to their god was supposed to arrive that year.
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.
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Hernan Cortes
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).