USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -When Cortes arrived in 1520; the Aztecs mistakenly thought that he and his men were gods sent by their most powerful god, Quetzalcoatl. According to an Aztec prophecy, Quetzalcoatl was supposed to send men with white skin from the East to save the Aztecs at the end of the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many within the Aztec Empire came to believe that Cortés was Quetzalcoatl the god who would return to overthrow the god Tezcatlipoca, who demanded human sacrifice. Cortés was aided by an Indian woman La Malinche or Malintzin, who became an invaluable interpreter for and mistress and confidant of Cortés.

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: -As such, the Aztec and their leader Moctezuma II were shocked and unprepared for the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. The meeting of Cortes and Moctezuma II. Cortés and the Spanish arrived at the city of Tenochtitlan in November of 1519.

Detailed explanation-5: -It has been said that the Spanish Conquistador, Hernan Cortes, was able to conquer the Aztec because he resembled the deity Quetzalcoatl.