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Hernando Cotez killed many Aztecs because he was worried his detachment of troops would not be large enough to overpower the Aztecs and take their treasure. His hope was to use horses and cannon to scatter the Aztecs, thus wiping out their morale and capturing Montezuma, who then became a bargaining tool with the Aztec military.

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