The Conquest

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Across
  1. 2. the last Aztec Emperor
  2. 4. the main God of the Mexica; God of the Sun and God of War
  3. 8. the Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
  4. 9. indigenous princess who helped Cortes
  5. 10. what the Aztecs called themselves
  6. 11. the Aztec Emperor who succeeded Moctezuma but died of smallpox shortly after
  7. 12. common Mesoamerican god that was prophesied by the Mexica to return
  8. 13. the night Cortes and his army were defeated and driven from Tenochtitlan
  9. 14. the Emperor who was indecisive with the Spanish and was taken hostage by Cortes
  10. 15. the title of the Aztec Emperor
  11. 16. Spanish priest who spoke Mayan
Down
  1. 1. the fight to reconquer Spain from the Moors and kick out all Muslims
  2. 3. founded in 1325 AD and became the capital city of the Aztecs Empire
  3. 5. denied Cortes permission to explore Mexico
  4. 6. indigenous people who allied with the Spanish against the Aztecs
  5. 7. the name of the lake upon which Tenochtitlan was built