Aztecs 1300–1521 CE. We share the greatest acheivements of Aztec emperors and then tell the story of Spanish arrival to Mesoamerica. We discuss the AoE2 Aztec Wonder, Moctezuma II, Hernán Cortés, the Spanish-Tlaxcala alliance, Tenochtitlan, and more.

00:00 Introduction

01:18 Moctezuma I - Aztec Wonder

03:47 Axayacatl - Purépecha Empire

06:49 Tizoc - Weak

07:05 Ahuitzotl - Aqueduct Madness

09:56 Moctezuma II - Great Leader?

15:01 Cortés Origin + Arrival

19:07 First Miracle

21:06 Second Miracle

24:08 Veracruz + Totonac Alliance

27:00 Moctezuma II Reacts

30:33 Tlaxcala Alliance

32:45 Europeans Were Gods?

33:51 Cholula Destruction

35:20 Moctezuma II's Gambit

37:44 Cortés Reaches Tenochtitlan

40:23 Moctezuma II's Home Arrest

42:05 Spanish Player 2 Enters

46:05 The Night of Sorrows

50:46 Moctezuma II's Death

53:25 Tenochtitlan Zoo

56:30 Happy Ending?