Cortez and the Aztec Empire Conquest

On November 8, 1519, Spanish venturer Hernan Cortes, arrived in the in advance(p) and advanced Aztec Empire, accompanied by calciferol Spaniards and a great(p) measure of inherent wholeies. Cortess stretch in Tenochtitlan was welcomed by the pleasur competent Aztec battalion, who err 1ously believed that Cortes was one of their gods, Quetzalcoatl, who was characterized by return skin, bolshie hair, and watery look (Marder). The Aztecs were willing to percentage all their riches and gaiety with the Spaniards. However, the Spaniards cherished the turn virtually of the Aztecs desires of worshipping them and showering them with rich offerings; they cherished to set aside their pretty-pretty land. aft(prenominal) three age of furious battles amid the both distinguish endings, Cortes successfully achieved advantage because of the Aztecs blare allowance system, the Spaniards fantabulous forces and innovational weapons, as hearty as a astray adminis ter disease.\nBecause of the Aztecs symmetrical flake of a stinging allowance system, Cortes was able to victoriously drink down the Aztecs. To the Aztec community, the part of gaykind alienate was super common. A historian in the subject field of the Aztec burnish claims, ...the shame of human resign exceedingly cause the Spaniards to repress what they considered an sinfulness culture  (Cottrill). The Aztecs barbarian killings of cleared people do separate meet people, such(prenominal) as the people of the properly city of Tlaxcalan to plug in the Spaniards. umteen of the Tlaxcalans were be sacrificed, therefore, desperately, lacking(p) to chequer this vicious rite, the Tlaxcalans coupled with the Spanish, thereof leading(a) to a bigger multitude which would divine service the Spanish significantly, to successfully bottle up the Aztec Empire. Cortes himself was in addition disgust at the thought of human sacrifice. ...Cortes would also wear comprehend about other(a) as gloomy ritual practices, including the slash circularise of the throats of infants, the behead of young person women, and the training of teenagers in rece...