Cortez and the Aztec Empire Conquest

On November 8, 1519, Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes, arrived in the sophisticated and advanced Aztec Empire, attended by 500 Spaniards and a great amount of indwelling allies. Cortess arrival in Tenochtitlan was welcomed by the congenial Aztec people, who mistakenly believed that Cortes was superstar of their gods, Quetzalcoatl, who was characterized by light skin, ruby-red hair, and light eyes (Marder). The Aztecs were instinctive to share all their riches and happiness with the Spaniards. However, the Spaniards wanted the contrary of the Aztecs desires of worshipping them and showering them with valu adapted offerings; they wanted to nullify their beautiful land. After trio years of brutal battles surrounded by the two contrasting cultures, Cortes successfully achieved victory because of the Aztecs savage testimonial system, the Spaniards superior military and innovative weapons, as well as a widely fan out disease.\nBecause of the Aztecs regular routine of a harsh trib ute system, Cortes was able to victoriously defeat the Aztecs. To the Aztec people, the influence of merciful sacrifice was passing common. A historian in the field of the Aztec culture claims, ...the disgust of human sacrifice highly motivated the Spaniards to conquer what they considered an ugliness culture  (Cottrill). The Aztecs brutal killings of unsophisticated people made former(a) surrounding people, such as the people of the powerful metropolis of Tlaxcalan to join the Spaniards. Many of the Tlaxcalans were existence sacrificed, therefore, desperately, wanting to stop this barbarian ritual, the Tlaxcalans united with the Spanish, thus ahead(p) to a larger army which would help the Spanish significantly, to successfully conquer the Aztec Empire. Cortes himself was also repel at the idea of human sacrifice. ...Cortes would also have comprehend about other as gruesome ritual practices, including the cut open of the throats of infants, the beheading of teen wom en, and the dressing of teenagers in rece...