Cortes the conqueror; No revenge for Montezuma in detailed tale of Aztec defeat.(A&E)

The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario) | August 9, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: Reviewed by Michael Hill

Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes met the mighty Montezuma during a brief but elaborate ceremony in the Aztec ruler's home city of Tenochtitlan on Nov. 8, 1519.

It was a fateful meeting of civilizations Cortes had worked hard to get. He and his hardened crew of soldiers had marched and fought their way inland from the Gulf Coast to Tenochtitlan for three months in pursuit of gold and glory.

Montezuma did not want the meeting and tried to put Cortes off with elaborate gifts (bad move, the gold only whetted the ...

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