Cuauhtemoc
Source: http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1538-the-spanish-conquest-1519-1521
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The ruler of the Aztecs when Hernán Cortés and the conquistadors arrived was Montezuma II. He reigned from 1502 until 1520 and was the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire. Montezuma encountered Cortés in 1519, initially believing him to be a returning deity, which influenced his response to the Spanish invasion. His reign ended tragically as the conquest led to the fall of the Aztec Empire.
the Spanish were able to defeat the aztecs because of the aztecs own religion because they thought that the spanish ruler was there long lost god and they gave him so much gold that he wanted more and more also because they had swords and guns and they turned to the tribes next to the aztecs for help to the aztecs land.
Acamapichtli was the first ruler of the Aztecs. He ruled from 1376 - 1395.
Montezuma
Tlatoani - The chief, or high ruler of the Aztec people. Montezuma was the Aztec Tlatoani when Cortes arrived in 1519.
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Moctezuma was the ruler of Aztecs when Cortes arrived. I'm sure there were plenty more before him, but he was the last.
Emperor Montezuma Xocoyotzin (1466-1520)
The Aztecs thought that the Spanish were gods so they worshiped them and did whatever they could to please them, at first. But the Aztec ruler, Montezuma, had his doubts about them. Soon after they arrived, the Aztecs discovered that the Spanish were as mortal as their other enemies, and fought against them. They captured some Spaniards, and sacrificed or even ate them. The Spanish won out because of their superior armament, and because the diseases they brought with them soon killed many of the Aztecs.
In 1521, the year Spain conquered the Aztecs, Cuauhtémoc was the leader of the Aztecs. In 1525, Cuauhtémoc was executed by the Spanish.
No, Montezuma II was not the ruler of the Aztec Empire when the Aztecs first arrived in the Valley of Mexico. The Aztecs, originally a nomadic tribe, settled in the Valley around the early 14th century, while Montezuma II reigned later, from 1502 to 1520. At the time of the Aztecs' arrival, the empire was still in the process of formation under previous rulers.
The ruler of the Aztecs when Hernán Cortés and the conquistadors arrived was Montezuma II. He reigned from 1502 until 1520 and was the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire. Montezuma encountered Cortés in 1519, initially believing him to be a returning deity, which influenced his response to the Spanish invasion. His reign ended tragically as the conquest led to the fall of the Aztec Empire.
Moctezuma lived in Mexico and was the ruler of Tenochtitlan until the Spanish arrived :)
the Spanish were able to defeat the aztecs because of the aztecs own religion because they thought that the spanish ruler was there long lost god and they gave him so much gold that he wanted more and more also because they had swords and guns and they turned to the tribes next to the aztecs for help to the aztecs land.
Acamapichtli was the first ruler of the Aztecs. He ruled from 1376 - 1395.
Montezuma was the ninth Aztec Emperor, ruler at the beginning of the Spanish conquest of Mexico