Cortez

what did cortez take with him to mexico?

11 ships and 500 men

What year did cortez reach his destination?

1519

in what year did cortez want to go conquer mexico?

1519

when did cortez attack the aztec city?

1519 and when the aztec calendar was lining up so they thought he was quetzaquatl

what year was the Spanish armada defeated?

1588

what do the natives offer cortez in exchange of them being killed?

20 women and food

why did Diego valasquez send troops to take Cortez down?

Diego valasquez sent troops to Mexico to take down Cortez since he was gaining a lot of power.

who was the important one among the 20?

Dona Maria who used to be a former princess who was dethroned by the Aztecs and she hates them

where was the aztec capital?

Mexico city

who were the aztecs?

The Aztecs were a military force that took over most of Mexico.

why did cortez ask for when he kidnapped montezuma?

a room full of gold in exchange for montezuma

who is cortez?

cortez is a conquistador

at what age did cortez go to cuba and who did he go with?

cortez was 14 and he went with Diego Velasquez

what were the three G's

god, glory, gold

was cortez born into a normal family?

he was born into a noble family

after cortez leaves mexico in 1521 what happens to the city?

people start dying from small pox and montezuma dies

what disease began spreading when cortez was fighting Valasquez?

small pox

what is special about dona maria?

the special thing about dona maria is that she knows many languages and learnt spanish quickly in order to talk with cortez.

where in Mexico did cortez land?

vera cruiz