
9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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Cortez's Conquest of the Aztecs
Montezuma was forced to live with the spanish for some time. Cortez arrested 17 meshika lords whom he accused of plotting attacks on his men in vera cruz. He had them burned alive in the courtyard of the great temple, using piles of the aztecs wooden swords as kindling. Moctazuma was brought to watch these executions in complete silence.
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