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Cortes lands on shores of Mexico
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The Aztec warriors felt that Moctezuma was useless,and diminished their reputation. they desterted him and leaving him hostage with the Spanish
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Cortes stayed in the city of Tlaxcala, and forged an alliance with the tlazcalans to bring down Tenochtitlan.
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Cortes meets Moctezuma in Tenochtilan. Moctezuma was immediatly informed. He sent emissaries to the newcomers
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After Corted landed in Mexico, another Spanish army came from Cuba to make sure he followed orders, Cortes would have none of that and went to fight them.In this new group was an African being held as a slave who had smallpox. One of Cortes men contracted the diesease. When they returned the Aztec army quickly overwhelmed in the Spanish, killing many and causing the rest to retreat many soldiers was killed and likely when their body looted an Aztec caught the disease.
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Moctezuma's death was unknown but Cores reported that Moctezuma dies wounded by a stone thrown by his countrymen, and the indinenous accounts claimed Moctezuma was killed by the Spanish prior to their leaving the city
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The Spanish tried to escape Tenochtitlan in the middle of the night to make their way to the coast, but the Aztec discovered them and attacked. The Aztec attacked them from all sides. Most of the Spanish was carrying stolen gold
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For six months Cortes and his people remained in tenochtitlan. The Aztecs began preparing for the main annual festival honouring their god Huitsilopochtil. Nobles, priests gathered the courtyard.
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The Aztec gathered their arms, and fought, the Spanish had to etreat to Cortes palace away from the centre of the city.
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Cortes was afraid the Aztec will soon get rid of him, so Cortes took Moctezuma hostage and asked for a huge ransom of gold and jewels.
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After the siege ended, the Spanish detroyed the city. Everything was ruined. They filled causeways with rubble so no one could escape by boat. So Cortes became the governor and captin General of New Spain