A New Perspective on the Spanish Conquest of Mexico

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This hesitance makes sense if Montezuma thought that by challenging the Spanish he was challenging his personal gods and all of the spiritual ramifications that would entail such an action. It was this initial confusion and hesitance, helped in no small part by the stories that Cortes spun, which would be the Aztecs downfall...
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This unsteady peace held until the Spanish massacred a group of Aztec nobles and priests during a religious festival while Cortes was away fighting the Spanish force under Panfilo Narvaez that his rival Velazquez had sent to defeat him. This senseless killing angered the Aztec nobles and warriors so much that under the command of Montezuma's brother they attacked the Spanish and forced them to retreat from the city...
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