FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CORTES AND PIZARRO
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killed them all
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welcomed them
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captured them for human sacrifice
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took the Spanish troops as hostages
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Detailed explanation-1: -While Aztec emperor, Montezuma had a famous confrontation with Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. He initially welcomed Cortés but, when unable to buy him off, laid a trap in Tenochtitlán. Cortés, however, took Montezuma prisoner, hoping to prevent an Aztec attack.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cortés placed a necklace of pearls and cut glass around the neck of Montezuma, but was held back by two lords when he tried to embrace the emperor. The Aztecs led the Spaniards into the heart of the city where Montezuma showered them with more gifts and then quartered them in sumptous apartments.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Aztec emperor, Moctezuma II, invited the Spanish into his city for two main reasons: he was curious about them and he didn’t see them as a threat. He allowed them to stay in the city for so long because the Spaniards actually kidnapped him and held him hostage.
Detailed explanation-4: -After a three-month siege, Spanish forces under Hernán Cortés capture Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec empire. Cortés’ men leveled the city and captured Cuauhtémoc, the Aztec emperor.
Detailed explanation-5: -Cortes soon returned to Tenochtitlan with a large army of his allies, the Tlaxcala. He laid siege to the city and eventually conquered the city and with it the Aztec Empire. After conquering the Aztecs, Cortes renamed the city of Tenochtitlan to Mexico City.