The Aztecs thought that Cortés was a god-king, mistaken for Quetzalcoatl the light skinned, bearded God-King of the Aztecs - the 'Winged God - Feather Serpent 'so they treated him and his soldiers well.
Soon Cortés thought the Aztecs and Montezuma would find out he was not a god, so he held Montezuma hostage and threatened to kill him if he did not do what he wished, though there are many different theories the way Montezuma died, the most popular one is that Montezuma was forced to anger his people or Cortés would kill him himself
The Aztecs got wiped out.
Aztecs found Tenochtitlan where today Mexico City (Mexico) is located on March 13, 1325. New Mexico is a US state, which has nothing to do with such events.
He was the leader of the Aztecs in Tenochtitlan when the Spanish arrived. Read more about him at the attached link.
Hernan Cortez arrived at Tenochtitlan in 1519, so probably around this time.
montezuma the II
Pizarro
When the Spanish arrived the Aztecs thought they were gods. When the Spanish seemed more intrested in the gold ornaments that the Aztecs wore then in the pyramids that were build for the gods was when several Aztecs started to disaprove of Montezuma's decision of housing the Spanish.
Hernan Cortes arrived in Tenochtitlan in 1519, and invaded Tenochtitlan with several other Indian groups in 1521.
Emperor Montezuma
The Aztec goverment vanished and Cortes brought the Eurupean goverment. Tenochtitlan is now present day Mexico City. The Spanish brought chrirstananity.
The Aztecs built their city, Tenochtitlan, in the 14th century. It was founded in 1325 and served as the capital of the Aztec Empire until its conquest by the Spanish in 1521.
The capital city of the Aztecs was Tenochtitlan, captured by the Spanish under Cortes.
The Spanish had horses, guns, swords, and cannon while the Aztecs still used hand weapons and spears. They also had the backing from tribes who disliked the Aztecs, such as the Talaxcala. However the defeat of the Aztecs and the downfall of Tenochtitlan was mainly due to the ravages of disease. Most of the population of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, were wiped out by the diseases the Spanish brought, to which the natives had no immunity.