In 1519, Cortes met Moctezuma. The King gave lavish gifts of gold to the Spanish, but unfortunately this simply excited their desire to plunder. Cortes allegedly first kidnapped the Aztec King, then forced him to serve as a puppet while Cortes ruled the Aztecs. In 1520 Moctezuma was killed. Though the reason is disputed, locals claimed this was due to Moctezuma's inability to placate the locals.
Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire. He enacted a war of attrition on the people in the capital city of Tenochtitlan.
Hernan Cortes
Hernando Cortez is best known for conquering the Aztec empire 1521.
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Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire. He enacted a war of attrition on the people in the capital city of Tenochtitlan.
Hernan Cortes was going to the Aztec City.
Hernan Cortes was going to the Aztec City.
Hernan Cortes discovered the Aztec empire in Mexico.
Hernan Cortes
The Aztec chief Moctezuma II thought the Spanish leader, Hernan Cortes, was the Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl, who promised to return in 1519. Hernan took Moctezuma prisoner, and then the war began.
He was determined to break the Aztec's power.
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