Cortes voyage to Mexico: Cortes sailed with about 1,000 soldiers, and about 15 horses and many weapons on an expedition that would change Mexico forever.
The Aztec: When Cortes arrived in Mexico the Aztec had a huge empire and large cities. Their civilization was very highly developed. The Aztec grew many of crops chinamps. Chinamps were floating gardens they used to grow crops.. Sometimes the Aztecs could be rude and brutal people, they also enslaved and conquered other Indian tribes. They practiced a religion that called for human sacrifice to their gods.
Conquering the Aztec: The Aztec religion foretold that Quezalcoatl would return and day and reclaim his place. Quetzalcoatl was described as a tall,blonde, and bearded. This look fit Cortes. When the Aztecs first saw Cortes they reported back to their ruler Montuzma, they thought that Cortes was Quetzalcoal. Since they thought that Cortes was Quezalcoatl, they sent Cortes a lot of gold.
Cortes was planning to start fighting in Tenochtitlan. Along the way Cortes fought local natives, he also got help from local natives.
Cortes went into Montezumas palace and threatened him by putting him into jail or turn the empire over to him. Montezuma agreed.
Cortes was in a lot of trouble thought because Velaquez had sent and army to remove his power. Cortes fought and won. Then Cortes returned to Tenochtitlan he fought the Aztecs and lost the fight. He took a break for awhile and he attacked again, and beat the Aztecs.
By Josie :{ )