Moctezuma, extremely superstitious man, he thought that the arrival of the god Quetzalcoatl had finally occurred, he sent men to cut back discs carved in gold and silver. Before such displays of wealth, Cortes decided to go to Tenochtitlan, capital of the kingdom, but not before cleverly allied with the enemies of the Aztecs, who gave him their support. alliances and ambushes: The road to Tenochtitlan Initially, the trajectory of the conquerors was not easy. They crossed the Sierra de Puebla with very limited water supply, then headed north through the towns of Altotonga, Xalacingo and Zautla Teziutlan up to where they were received by the local ruler Olintetl. Cortes, who wanted to win the favor of such a powerful leader, tried in vain to convince him. But Olintetl not denied their hospitality.

Days later, moved on. The next stop was the kingdom of Tlaxcala, also a tributary of the Mexica, a confederation of city-states formed on the base of a triple alliance between Texcoco, Tacuba, and Tenochtitlan. The latter being the reigning, not lacking in other domains unhappy, unable to gain power. a In the midst of local rivalry, Cortes arrived. The senadoa a of Tlaxcala, aware of the Spanish arrival, met to discuss the proposed cut as other towns in the area, was widespread that the visitors had to be semi-gods.