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    Hernan Cortes led an expedition to Mexico in 1519 with 11 ships, 500 soldiers, and weapons like cannons and guns. The Aztec Empire, led by Moctezuma, initially welcomed the Spanish because they believed Cortes was a prophesied returning god. However, tensions rose when Cortes took Moctezuma captive. Cortes was eventually driven out but returned in 1521 with a large army. After laying siege for months and blocking vital trade routes, Cortes and his allies were able to defeat the Aztecs and destroy their capital city of Tenochtitlan. Disease and advanced Spanish weapons and tactics contributed to the Spanish being able to overpower the once-mighty Aztec Empire.

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    Hernan Cortes led an expedition to Mexico in 1519 with 11 ships, 500 soldiers, and weapons like cannons and guns. The Aztec Empire, led by Moctezuma, initially welcomed the Spanish because they believed Cortes was a prophesied returning god. However, tensions rose when Cortes took Moctezuma captive. Cortes was eventually driven out but returned in 1521 with a large army. After laying siege for months and blocking vital trade routes, Cortes and his allies were able to defeat the Aztecs and destroy their capital city of Tenochtitlan. Disease and advanced Spanish weapons and tactics contributed to the Spanish being able to overpower the once-mighty Aztec Empire.

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    Hernan Cortes led an expedition to Mexico in 1519 with 11 ships, 500 soldiers, and weapons like cannons and guns. The Aztec Empire, led by Moctezuma, initially welcomed the Spanish because they believed Cortes was a prophesied returning god. However, tensions rose when Cortes took Moctezuma captive. Cortes was eventually driven out but returned in 1521 with a large army. After laying siege for months and blocking vital trade routes, Cortes and his allies were able to defeat the Aztecs and destroy their capital city of Tenochtitlan. Disease and advanced Spanish weapons and tactics contributed to the Spanish being able to overpower the once-mighty Aztec Empire.

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    The

    Fall of the Aztecs


    Fall of the Aztecs-Hernan Cortes
    Conquistadors:
    Soldiers that came to
    explore new lands,
    search for gold, and
    spread Catholicism in
    the New World.
    Hernan Cortes:
    Came to Mexico in
    1519.
    Defeated the Aztec
    Empire.
    Hernan Cortes
    LeE for Mexico with:
    11 ships
    500 soldiers
    100 sailors
    13 horses
    Cannons, guns,
    crossbows
    LeE for Mexico
    without the
    governor's approval
    The Aztec
    Led by Moctezuma.

    Believed Cortes was
    the god Quetzalcoatl
    who was prophesized
    to return in 1519.

    IniPally welcomed
    Spanish and gave them
    gold and other
    treasurers.
    The Fall of Tenochtitlan
    1st arrival in 1519.
    Take Moctezuma
    capPve.
    Eventually driven out.
    Moctezuma killed.
    Return in 1521 with
    large army.
    Lay siege to the city
    and destroy it.
    Mexico city built on
    top of its ruins.
    Causes
    Allies:
    Many dierent tribes
    conquered by the Aztec
    helped the Spanish.
    Malintzin:
    Aztec slave/Cortes mistress
    Weapons
    Geography
    Spanish blockaded
    TenochPtlan and starved
    thousands to death
    Disease
    Smallpox decimated
    populaPon

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