In present day Mexico, when Cortés and his men arrived, the Aztec leader, Moctezuma II failed to use military forces because he identified the Spaniards arrival as the returning of gods. ... This ransom alone far exceeded all of the riches collected from the Aztecs. ... Afterwards Cortés orders a fleet to cut off the island capital of all supplies of food and water. ... They gain all of the riches of the Aztecs, although it was not enough to surpass the amount the lost in Noche Triste. ... From there, Each country was governed by viceroy, kings representatives in the Americas, wh...

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