oct 1, 1519 - Montezuma invites the Spanish to Tenochtitlan
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After the Spanish befriended the Tlaxcalans, Montezuma sent ambassadors with gifts to invite the Spaniards to the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.He had likely been spying on the Spanish for a while now, and the Tlaxcalans were long-term enemies of the Aztecs. In addition to all the other tribes the Spanish had been befriending (none of whom liked that Aztecs), he decided it would be a good idea to start positive relations with them.
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Date:
oct 1, 1519
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~ 506 years ago