Cortés entered Tenochtitlan in 1519 and seized Montezuma in his own palace; the city itself fell in 1521. The video argues that the Aztecs expected Quetzalcoatl’s return that year. Cortés came with roughly 450–600 Spaniards, not 150. Competing accounts of Montezuma’s death include being killed by Spaniards, stoned by Aztecs, or thrown from a wall. Indigenous allies, especially the Tlaxcalans, helped the Spanish conquer Tenochtitlan. 🔥⚔️ 32:14–35:25
Cortés entered Tenochtitlan in 1519; the city fell in 1521
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Key facts
- Montezuma welcomed Cortés into Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, in 1519. “San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán Museum” is anachronistic; the associated museums are modern.
- The video argues that an Aztec tradition anticipated Quetzalcoatl’s return in 1519.
- Cortés entered with roughly 450–600 Spaniards; the figure of 150 is unsupported.
- Cortés seized Montezuma in his palace shortly afterward.
- Competing accounts of Montezuma’s death include being killed by Spaniards, stoned by Aztecs, or thrown from a wall.
- Indigenous allies, especially the Tlaxcalans, helped the Spanish conquer Tenochtitlan, which fell in 1521.
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Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, and his men seized the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. amatzin went to Tenochtitlan to ask Moctezuma for help.
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