The white god's have taken over!!
Nobody is safe!! Traitor king killed by civilian.
The white god's attack villages and kill many!!
Cortez quickly took control of the situation. Landing in the Yucatán, he met Jeronimo de Aguilar, a Franciscan priest who knew Mayan. Cortes claimed the land for Spain, and began his conquest. He met his future mistress, who knew Mayan and Nahuatl (the language of the Aztecs). Taking his men to Veracruz, he officially ignored the authority of the Governor and claimed to be acting under the direct authority of Emperor Charles V. In reality, he was taking charge of the situation absolutely, and ready to claim the gold and power he had been looking for.
Some aztecs say the spanish will take over soon!!
Some of the attackers and there victims and the victims weapons!!
A lone aztec warrior that stood against the spanish
The life of a warrior was often short! We don't know how short, though we know that life expectancy in the empire was around 37 years. Different periods in the life of the Aztec civilization saw different amounts of war, of course. When word went out that a war was coming, the man had to prepare to leave his family and join the ranks. He may join a small group, or an army of several thousand. Provisions and weapons had to be carried. Common Aztec weapons included the maquahuitl, clubs, the atlatl, and bows and arrows (tlahuitolli and mitl). They would march between 19-32km/day (12-20mi). Of course, the Aztecs didn't ride, and sometimes the area of conflict would be quite some distance. Then the battle would begin.
maquahuitl
Perhaps the best known ancient Aztec weapon is the maquahuitl (macahuitl). This is sometimes compared to the sword, and it was a powerful, close contact weapon. Like the European sword, they came in two varieties - one handed and two handed. Made from wood (usually oak), they were about 3-4" wide and 3-4' long. The two handed versions might be slightly wider and as tall as a person. Embedded in the edges was obsidian (volcanic stone) or flint. The maquahuitls were incredibly strong, and the Spanish claimed they could chop the head off a horse with one blow. They were sharp and the Aztecs knew how to use them. They could not thrust like a sword, and so they lent themselves to a different type of warfare.
Hernando Cortez
Hernándo Cortés Pizarro was his full name in Spanish. He was born in 1485 in the kingdom of Castile (now a part of Spain) in the city of Medellín. His was an upper class family, though his parents weren't wealthy. He was somewhat sickly as a child, and the family's only son.