How Hernán Cortés Conquered the Aztec Empire | HISTORY

Kahane Ben Zion on Instagram: "The 1524 map of Tenochtitlan, published in Europe (Venice and Nuremberg), was one of the first European images of the Aztec capital. Likely based on sketches by Hernán Cortés and Indigenous sources, it appeared in a letter to Charles V. The map shows the island city in Lake Texcoco, its grid layout, temples, canals, causeways, and central ceremonial precinct—while also referencing Aztec practices such as human sacrifice. It introduced Europeans to the city’s impres