1. Aztecs Conquered

2. Arrival
 According to legend, the god Quetzalcoatl was
a white man with a beard who sailed to the
east, promising to return
 In 1519, Hernan Cortez and his fleet arrive near
what is now Veracruz, and burn their ships.
 At first welcoming, Moctezuma soon became
wary of the Spanish and mounted the offensive
 Enemies of the Aztecs, the Tlexcala, welcomed
Cortez and his fleet and began to return
aggression against the Triple Alliance

3. Destruction
 Moctezuma invited the Spaniards to a
precession in Tenochtitlan, and greeted
eachother with gifts
 However, the Spaniards placed Moctezuma in
chains, and displayed him to his people
 Either Cortez betrayed Moctezuma, or the
Mexica killed him, but either way the Aztecs
were fallen