Cortes also learned how wealthy the Aztec Empire. After marching for weeks, Cortes and his crew finally reached the Aztec empire. At first, the emperor, Montezuma II agreed to share the empire's gold with Cortes. However, some of Cortes' crew killed the Aztec people so Aztec fought and drove out the Spanish. Finally, in 1521, the Spanish came back and conquered Aztecs
