The Spanish at Tenochtitlan, Mexico

Cortez marches into Tenochtitlan. Heedless of any warning, Moctezuma welcomes him as the god Queztlcoatl. Cortez marches into the great Aztec city.

Within a week, Cortez has imprisoned Moctezuma, and taken control of the city.

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