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Cortecs arrived on the Island of Hispaniola.
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Cortes was asked to join an expedition to conquer Cuba. He accepted and left with just 300 men. Spanish did conquered Cuba using their formula.
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Valazquez sends out two expeditions of the landmass west of cuba.
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Cortes arrive at Mexico, sends one ship back to Spain with all the tressure that he had collected, and then sinks the other ten in fear of his men escaping.
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Cortes defeated Tabascan. He then met a young woman named "Malinche." She became Cortes's spy, without her Cortes wouldn't have succeeded.
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The Tlaxcalans decided to be allies with the Spanish to defeat the Aztecs.
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Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlan.
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Cortes continued on his journey to Tenochtitlan.
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Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlan, Cortes is given a warm welcome from Moctezuma.
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Cortes and his army were taken to live in the palace in the place of Moctezuma's late father. The Aztec showed them the glories of their city. Cortes saw more evidence of the golden treasures of the Aztec. This wealth a desire lead Cortes to attack.
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Cortes took Moctezuma as hostage in Moctezuma palace.
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They took the gold from the royal palace and melted it down. They then forced Moctezuma to make himself a subject of Spanish rule.
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Cortes heard news that Governor Velazquez sent Spanish troops to arrest him and that they had arrived on the coast. Cortes left Tenochtitlan with some soldiers to deal with this threat.
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Cortes defeated Velazquez's forces and convinced them to join him in the fight against the Aztecs.
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When Cortes returned to Tenochtitlan, Tenochtitlan was in a uproar. He forced Moctezuma to speak to his people to calm them down, but they threw stones at their emperor.
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Moctezuma dies from being stoned by his own people.
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The Aztecs were exposed to the European disease known as smallpox.
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Cortes prevented food and water from entering into the Aztec city as a result the Aztec surrendered.
