AZTECS The Aztecs were a wondering tribe who came to the Valley of Mexico in the twelfth century. A legend tells the story that they once lived on an island called Aztlan. One day, in a cave they found a statue of their god Huitzilopochtli. The statue told them to find a new place to live and promised that they would be the ruler of a great empire. Their god promised he would give them …showed first 75 words of 703 total…

…showed last 75 words of 703 total…gifts of gold, but it did no good. Many of the tribes conquered by the Aztecs were quick to join forces with Cortes and his men. Within two years the Aztec empire in the Valley of Mexico was over thrown. The powerful Aztecs were finally defeated. Montezuma and many of his warriors had believed that Cortes was the god Quetzacoatl, returned as a white-skinned warrior to claim his kingdom. The old prophecy had come true!