1520-24-Reign of Cuautemoc.
He was the last Aztec emperor who fought bravely agaisnt the Spaniards.
Cortes send a message to Cuautemoc to surrender but the young Aztec Emperor refuse to surrender and said that any thing related to christianity will be destroy and any Spaniard capture will be sacrifice immediately to the Aztec gods. Cortes manage to cut off their food supply and destroyed many of their crops leaving the Aztecs with hunger and weak for war, as a result many Aztecs die, but the one thing that kill the Aztecs since the arrival of the Spaniards was diseases like small pox and measles that the Aztecs had no immunity to. Cuautemoc lead the last Aztec attacks but then was captured by the Spaniards and put in prison. The Aztec capital fell on August 13, 1521, but somehow still kept in contanct with the other Aztec warriors and said to unite and prepared for a sneak attack againts the Spaniards, but this never happened. The Spaniards found out and fealt threat so they kill him in 1524.After capturing Tenochititlan, the Spaniards destroyed the city, and built Mexico City on top of it. Just as Tenochititlan was destroyed, most of the Aztec civilization was destroyed with the European Conquest.It is estimated that three-quarters of the native population died of violence or diseases--in just the first century of the conquest.
The Aztecs left a lasting mark on Mexican culture.
Aztec Calender
The Aztecs had a 260-day religious calendar. Priest used the calendar to determine luck days for such activities as sowing crops, building houses, and going to war. The Aztecs also had a 365-day solar calendar. It consisted of 18 months of 20 days each plus 5 extra days.
"Los Indion Hicieron La Conquista"
"The Indians made the Conquest"
Let's remember that less than 500 Spaniards were in Tenochtitlan in the time of the Conquest & many died from diseases & "La Noche Triste." There alliance were almost 250 million Indians from other tribes that were conquer by the Aztecs, & were willing to join anyone that made an attack against them...With the Spaniards advanced equipment rifles..armors...swords...horses...e.t.c this was possible & they join with the Spaniards against the Aztecs.
Main facts of Aztec downfall:
Diseases by Spaniards that brought thousand of Aztec indians to their knees, & before the second Spaniard attack they cutt off their food and water supplies destroying their crop fields leaving the Aztecs hungry and weak for war, sometimes the Aztecs ate anything they could to survive such as worms or other insects.
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