The Perception of the Spaniards by the Aztecs and Cortez's Pivotal Decision

There is no evidence that the Aztecs thought the Spaniards were gods/nThe earliest reference to this belief is in the mid-16th century/nCamilla Towns end argues that the Aztecs thought the Spanish were emissaries from a god/nIt is possible that the Spanish misunderstood the flowery language used by the Aztecs/nCortez chose to disobey his orders and go inland instead of returning to Velazquez/nCortez convinced his men to establish a town and appointed himself chief justice and captain general for legal protection

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