Arrange the events in the correct order.

A.) Moctezuma II welcomed the Spanish, thinking

that Cortés was the human incarnation of the

god Quetzalcoatl.

B.) Cortés and his men brought smallpox to the

city of Tenochtitlan, killing many Aztec.

C.) Cortés established alliances with enemies of

the Aztec such as the Tlaxcalans.

D.) Cortés marched up the coast of Mexico and

conquered the territory of Veracruz.

A.) Moctezuma II welcomed the Spanish, thinking

that Cortés was the human incarnation of the

god Quetzalcoatl.

C.) Cortés established alliances with enemies of

the Aztec such as the Tlaxcalans.

D.) Cortés marched up the coast of Mexico and

conquered the territory of Veracruz.

B.) Cortés and his men brought smallpox to the

city of Tenochtitlan, killing many Aztec.

That should be the correct order.

At first it was believed that Cortez and his people were divine. He gathered troops and managed to beat the Aztecs and hold Monctezuma as a captive. Eventually Moctezuma was killed and Cortez moved towards other objectives where he went with smallpox.