Cortez and Moctezuma

-small group conquistadors led by Hernan Cortez reached in Mexico 1519,looking for gold
-Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II believed Cortez to be Quetzalcoatl god
-sent him gold,Cortez marched to Aztec capital
-welcomed by Moctezuma, took him prisoner enraged Aztecs drove Spanish out Moctezuma killed in confusion
-Cortez and his men came back, with Indians as allies 1512 conquered Tenochtitlan