Exploring the Early Americas

The Jay I. Kislak Collection

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“The Meeting of Cortés and Moctezuma”

“The Meeting of Cortés and Moctezuma” (092.00.00)

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Moctezuma, leader of the Aztec empire, and Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés meet for the first time outside the city on the shores of Lake Texcoco.
<div>Moctezuma, leader of the Aztec empire, and Spanish <em>conquistador</em> Hernán Cortés meet for the first time outside the city on the shores of Lake Texcoco.</div>