he Aztec god Quetzacoatl. By November of 1519 Cortez arrived at Tenochtitlan and Motecuhzuma greeted him warmly. Cortez, however motivated by greed and power seized Motecuhzuma as a hostage hoping to gain wealth from a large ransom and to forestall an Aztec attack. Later on around April of 1520 Cortez left Tenochtitlan because he heard that an arresting party had landed in Mexico and was looking for him. Pedro de Alvardo, who was left in charge, was very cruel to the Aztecs and his actions caused a revolt to start. When Cortez returned he real
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