The Aztec emperor Moctezuma II believed that Hernán Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl, a prominent deity in Aztec mythology associated with wind, air, and learning, among other aspects. According to some accounts, Moctezuma thought that Cortés's arrival coincided with a prophecy about the return of Quetzalcoatl, which contributed to the initial hesitation and complex interactions between the Aztecs and the Spanish conquistadors. This belief played a significant role in the events leading to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
The god the Aztec emperor believed Cortes to be
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