FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Question
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they believed that the representatives of Quetzalcoatl had returned.
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they wanted to obtain the advanced weapons and armor the Spaniards possessed.
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the Spanish did not remain long enough to cause a threat.
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the Spanish showered them with exotic gifts that they had never seen before
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Aztecs first thought the Spanish were gods due to their light skin and dark hair. The Aztecs would pay the Spanish gold and other gifts to celebrate them. The Spanish saw these riches and realized they wanted more but were outnumbered by the Aztecs.
Detailed explanation-2: -To the Aztecs, Quetzalcoatl was, as his name indicates, a feathered serpent, a flying reptile (much like a dragon), who was a boundary-maker (and transgressor) between earth and sky. He was a creator deity having contributed essentially to the creation of Mankind.
Detailed explanation-3: -An unnerving series of coincidences led Montezuma to believe that perhaps Cortés was the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, who had promised to return one day to reclaim his kingdom. Quetzalcoatl, “the feathered serpent, ” stood for the solar light, the morning star. He symbolized knowledge, arts, and religion.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cortés was the Spanish conquistador who led the conquest against the Aztec. Cortés and his troops arrived at the edge of the Aztec territory in 1519, the same year that Quetzalcoatl was said to return to bring peace to the Aztec Empire.