The Aztec Empire came to an end at the hands of Conquistador Hernan Cortes but not before Emperor Montezuma, and his people, were able to sneak their mass amounts of wealth north to seven separate ...
Toward the end of 1519, Spanish explorers arrived at the Aztec capital in what is now Mexico City. They were awed by the Aztecs' sophistication and soon demanded the land and resources for themselves.