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Motezuma II did not attack Cortes because a. he was crazy. c. he believed Cortes was the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. b. Cortes’ forces outnumbered the Aztecs. d. he considered making Cortes an ally to help him take over the Yucatan.

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Answered by snowwhite3
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Because Cortes and his men were accompanied by up to 50,000 local Indian allies who could have overrun the Aztecs.
Answered by saltywhitehorse
12

He believed Cortes was the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.

Explanation:

  • The Aztecs thought Cortes as a god when they arrived in the Aztec capital.
  • Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador whose aim was to conquer the Empires in the New World and obtain wealth.
  • By taking Montezuma hostage, Cortes tried to keep the people of Tenochtitlan in line.
  • After Aztec leader Montezuma died, the Aztec people retaliated and fought with Spanish and forced to flee from the capital.

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