Tenalcitlan - A Tale of Two Cities

When dona marina tells cortes that they have permission to approach the city and meet emperor montezuma on the causeways, he's ready. He has his soldiers dressed in full war gear. They're armed to the teeth for two reasons: One, they want to appear as impressive and frightening as possible. And too, they don't know what they're walking into. Maybe this was just another elaborate trap. So cortez alvarado and his captains mount their horses and ride out on to the causeway,. followed by several hundred spaniards and thousands of their native allies. It must have been a frightening sight, according to one aztec who saw it from afar