Did the Expansion of the Aztec Empire Lead to Their Downfall?
Did the Expansion of the Aztec Empire Lead to Their Downfall?
The Aztec Indians originated from a place called Aztlan, somewhere in north or northwest Mexico. At that time the Aztecs were a small, nomadic tribe living in the border territory on the margins of civilized Mesoamerica. (see map I) In the 13th century they settled in the valley of central Mexico. The Aztecs finally found refuge on a small island in Lake Texcoco, where …
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…gods so he backed down and surrendered without a fight. This upset the people so much that they lost faith in the government and anarchy was created. The Aztecs had no plan of attack because their supreme ruler, Montezuma, was imprisoned by the Spaniards. Overall I would have to say that because of the size of the Aztec empire and the weakness of their government they were conquered by Hernan Cortes and his power-monger conquistadors.
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