The Fall of the Aztecs
Hernan Cortez
Moctezuma I
Hernan Cortez was an conquistador and explorer.
This is a picture of Moctezuma I
Born: 1485 in Medellin, Castile, Spain
Died: December 2, 1547 in Castilleja de la Cuesta, Castile, Spain
Best known for: Conquering the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortez
Hernan Cortez
Moctezuma II
A picture of Hernan Cortez
Hernan Cortes was born in MedellÃn, Spain in 1485. He came from a fairly famous family and his father was a captain in the Spanish army. His parents wanted him to become a lawyer and sent him to school to study law when he was fourteen. Cortes wasn't interested in becoming a lawyer and returned home when he was sixteen.
Cortes heard of Christopher Columbus' discoveries in the new world. He wanted to travel and see new lands. He also wanted to make his fortune and fame.
Cortes sailed for the New World in 1504. He first arrived on the island of Hispaniola at the city of Santo Domingo. He got a job as a notary and over the next five years made a name for himself on the island.
Moctezuma was an Aztec ruler that reigned
between 1502 & 1520. He was born around
1466.His father was called Axayacatl and his
mother whom had an anonymous name was Toltec.
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The Fall Of The Aztecs
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma
This is a picture of Moctezuma II
Montezuma I, the fifth emperor of the Aztec Empire, ruled during ca. 1440-1469 and represented the Mexica people's first real independence and power.
He was a shrewd and wise warrior and statesman, a noble leader who properly governed his people and created order and stability for the quickly developing Mexica state.
Montezuma was born ca. 1390 in Tenochtitlán, the capital city of the Aztec Empire. He was the son of Huitzilihuitl, who ruled the Aztec Empire from ca. 1403 to 1417. After Huitzilihuitl died, his brother Chimalpopoca succeeded him.
Between 1517 and 1519, the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan had an earthquake. Lake Texcoco had flooded the capital city. The Aztecs believed the disasters warned of the fall of their empire.
In 1519, the Spanish explorer, Hernando Cortes arrived on the east coast of Mexico. Cortes burned his ships. He defeated the local tribe of Indians, and then set out for the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan. For 83 days, Cortes and his men marched across tropical jungles and snowy mountains into the Valley of Mexico. Cortes arrived in Tenochtitlan with more than 500 solders, 14 cannons, 16 horses, and a large number of the Aztec's Indian enemies gathered along the way.
By 1521, the Spaniards had conquered the Aztec army. Cortes captured the Aztec gold and silver and sent it to Spain. Within two years the Spanish weapons and European diseases had destroyed the Aztec civilization.