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Analyzing the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs•Montezuma ruled Aztecs in Tenochtitlan from 1502-
1519•He and Aztecs were waiting for bearded white god
Quetzalcoatl who was believed to destroy empire
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Hernando Cortes: Spanish Explorer
•1519: Cortes set out to find and capture city if Tenochtitlan for GOLD•He landed in Veracruz, east coast of Mexico•Same year as the Aztecs predicted Quetzalcoatl would return!
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Journey to Tenochtitlan• It took Cortes and
men 3 months to travel from Veracruz to Tenochtitlan (200 miles)• Attacked by Aztec
allies• Other Indians
who were conquered by Aztecs joined Spanish to seek revenge!
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Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlan
•Once Cortes arrived, Montezuma invited him in as an honored guest•Believed Cortes’s victories
over Aztec allies was proof that he was a GOD
•Cortes worried his true identity would be discovered! He took Montezuma hostage for 6 months.
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Suddenly, Cortes called to Veracruz to settle dispute
•While gone, Aztec priests had religious ceremony• Remaining Spanish soldiers
thought they might be sacrificed! • They attacked unarmed
priests• Aztecs surrounded Spaniards
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•Cortez returned, Aztecs attacked, Spaniards fled city•Montezuma killed
in battle•5 months later,
Cortes gathers army of 1000s and returns to attack•Aztecs weakened by
smallpox, still held off army
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•Cortes and army defeated Aztecs. Surrounded city and cut off supply of food and water.•Aztecs surrendered August 21, 1521, city was
in ruins