Religion and Fall of the Aztecs

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"The purpose of this research is to discuss the role that religion played in the conquest of the Aztecs. Although Spanish imperialism justified its acts by claiming a Christian mission, and thereby destroying a pagan nation, this paper will also show that the church did not always adapt to imperial ends.


In the year 1519, according to Aztec lore, the Toltec god-king Quetzalcoatl might return to reclaim the realm from which he had been driven centuries before by the forces of evil. Oddly enough, in that same year, Hernando Cortes and his conquistadors appeared on the shores of Mexico. In the ensuing crisis, the unfortunate Montezuma was no match for the Spaniards, which suggested a decline in the quality of Aztec leadership.. The king's efforts to bribe or cajole the Spaniards into leaving were futile, and many Indians believed their gods had forsaken them."

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