Cortez and his merry band fight on, but want to keep a liitle of the city alive and buildings standing. Cuauhtemoc dosent care if all is lost he will fight on. After capturing Cuauhtemoc's canoe, he is brought to Cortez and interrogated. feet dippied in oil and lit on fire he still wont give up the gold. Cortez spends the rest of his time trying to find more people to conquer and then goes home to Spain to find most people think he is old-school. It would seem even in 1540 people didnt have respect for their elders.