i thought his name was Hernando cortez.......hmm........but he overtook the Aztecs' capital city, tenochtitlan.
Cortes overthrew the Aztecs.
How was Pizarro´s treatment of the Incas similar to Cortes´s treatment of the Aztecs?
The emperor of the Aztecs when Cortes conquered was MoctezumaII
The OFFICIAL Answer: Hernan Cortes was welcomed because when he entered, he rode on horses. The Aztecs though of horses as religious. So, the Aztec Empire, Montezuma, believed that he and his men were Gods.
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
The Aztecs in Tenochtitlan.
Herman Cortes
a spanish conquistador who defeated Aztecs and conquered Mexico
Cortes overthrew the Aztecs.
Herman Cortes was a Spanish explorer.
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.
Hernan Cortes captured Montezuma for the second time in June 1520 during the Siege of Tenochtitlan. The capture occurred after a series of escalating conflicts between the Spanish and the Aztecs.
The emperor of the Aztecs when Cortes conquered was MoctezumaII
The OFFICIAL Answer: Hernan Cortes was welcomed because when he entered, he rode on horses. The Aztecs though of horses as religious. So, the Aztec Empire, Montezuma, believed that he and his men were Gods.
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.
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).