He mistook him for the god of all goddess since he ruled over the one nation which he really didnt all he did was invade which changed everything
he destroyed his city and killed moctezuma
CHICKENN
1532
Greed and as a show of power.
Moctezuma the second
he destroyed his city and killed moctezuma
Cortes thought that Moctezuma knew where the fountain of youth was and he thought Moctezuma had a lot of gold.
they had a deafeat
CHICKENN
Moctezuma paid great reverence to Cortes because he initially believed Cortes might be a god or harbinger of the god Quetzalcoatl, as was prophesied. Moctezuma also sought to avoid conflict and maintain peace by showing respect to Cortes and his men, hoping to appease them and avoid confrontation.
Moctezuma allowed Cortes to stay in Aztec homeland because when Moctezuma first saw Cortes he thought he was a god.
1532
Greed and as a show of power.
i think it was moctezuma or hernan Cortes
When Moctezuma offered Cortes gold to get him to leave, Cortes saw an opportunity to exploit the Aztec ruler's weakness and decided to stay and conquer the Aztec Empire instead. This act of offering gold backfired as it only encouraged Cortes to further exploit Moctezuma's vulnerability and continue his campaign of conquest.
Because he wanted to...........................
moctezuma