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Conquest of Mexico Hernando Cortes Performs one of the most amazing feats in military history. The destruction of the Aztec empire. April 21, 1519 the year Ce Acatl It has begun 11 ships 550 men 16 horses canons, guns steel weapons disease Aztec Weapons Atlatl Wood “sword” clubs shield stone axe Dona Marina Cortes’ translator mistress mother of his son. often reviled as a traitor to the people of mexico. Burn the Ships Montezuma Intelligent Thoughtful Cautious deeply religious in short the perfect wrong man for the job. aztecs send gifts Montezuma sends gifts to a man he thinks may be a god. Cortes’ arrival fits prophecies telling of a breaded fair skinned god arriving from the east. allies gathered Cortes gathers indian allies by the thousands. Tlaxcala indians at first fight him but then join in hopes of ridding themselves of the aztecs. Cortes gathers indian Tenochtitlan Place of the Prickly Pear Greatest city in the world? at least double the population of europe’s largest city. clean jaw droppingly beautiful. Abomination When the spanish learn of the aztec religion it is an abomination in their eyes. nothing short of satanic. Panfilio Narvez Sent to arrest Cortes and take command of the expedition. cortes left tenochitlan. with 300 men and marched to the coast. There he surprised and defeated Narvez and his army of 1200 men. Hearing of the riches awaiting them they joined cortes. Cortes Returns Cortes returns to find the city in rebellion. The aztecs have installed a new warlike leader, not like the timid Montezuma. The situation is critical for the spanish. Death of Montezuma A captive in his own palace. Cortes has him speak to his people to calm them. He is struck by a projectile and dies. The spanish flee the city into the ... the Sad Night The spanish fight their way out of the city. The aztecs attack the spanish from the lake in canoes and along the causeway. over 600 spanish are killed escaping the city. Refuge Spanish flee to the refuge of their indian allies. July 8, 1520 aztecs attempt to destroy the spanish at the battle of Otumba. The spanish stand against thousands and hold defeating the aztec hordes. Siege of Tenochtitlan Using boats cortes controls the water around the capital. No food is allowed in. the water supply is cut off. smallpox is killing the population. much of the city is destroyed by cannon fire. August 13, 1521 The city of tenochtitlan surrenders to cortes and his tens of thousands of indian allies. Perhaps as many as 200,000 aztecs were killed during the siege.