Aztec Emperor, Moctezuma II, leader of the
Aztec Emperor, Moctezuma II, leader of the Aztec empire, and Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes meet for the first-time outside Tenochtitlan on the shores of Lake Texcoco in November 1519. Moctezuma II sought the meeting, hoping to buy off or overwhelm the invaders with his own special splendor and powers. Behind Cortes in the Nahua woman, La Malinche, who acted as his translator
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13125766
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45376027
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3000px x 1995px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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