The arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernán Cortés, marked the beginning of the end for the Aztecs. Moctezuma, believing them to be gods, welcomed them with open arms. However, as the days passed, Moctezuma began to realize that the prophecy was true, and that these strangers were not gods, but conquistadors, determined to destroy his empire.
Moctezuma tried to negotiate with Cortés, but the conquistadors were ruthless and would not be swayed. In a last-ditch effort to save his people, Moctezuma offered to surrender himself as a prisoner, hoping that it would spare the lives of his people. But it was too late. The conquistadors, with their superior weapons and tactics, were able to defeat the Aztecs and take over their empire.
Moctezuma died in captivity, never having fully understood the true nature of the strangers who had come to his land. The Aztec empire fell, and its people were enslaved by the conquistadors. But the legacy of Moctezuma and the Aztecs lives on, remembered as a great civilization that once flourished in the heart of Mexico.
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The Last King of the Aztecs
Non-FictionThe epic story (fictional but based in the real life story) of the Final King of the Aztecs the ancient empire that reside in nowadays country of Mexico.
