The Fall of the Aztec Empire
-Hernan Cortes sailed to Mexico to conquer Moctemuza and the Aztec Empire with only 600 soldiers.
-Cortes brought two interpreters with him and they helped Cortes make friends with the Aztecs and they led him to Tenochtitlan.
- Cortez received a beautiful gold necklace from Moctemuza when he arrived in the capital city.
- When conflict and distrust happened between the two, a battle was started. Moctemuza was killed in the battle.
- The Spanish gave the Aztecs germs and viruses that they weren’t used to so many of them got sick and died.
- The Spanish laid siege to the city after Moctemuza’s death.
-Soon many of the Aztecs died of dehydration because the Spanish blocked off their main resource: their supply of water.
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