Question
What happened to Montezuma after the Spaniards entered Tenochtitlán?
He was taken captive for eight months and then, after the massacre at the temple, he was murdered when the Spaniards sent him out to calm the uprising of the people.
He fled the city
He was immediately killed
He made peace with Cortés
He was taken captive for eight months and then, after the massacre at the temple, he was murdered when the Spaniards sent him out to calm the uprising of the people.
He fled the city
He was immediately killed
He made peace with Cortés
Answers
GPT-4o mini
After the Spaniards, led by Hernán Cortés, entered Tenochtitlán, Montezuma II was taken captive by the Spanish. He remained in their control for several months, during which time tensions rose between the Aztec people and the Spaniards. Eventually, a rebellion erupted, and during an attempt to quell this uprising, Montezuma was killed. Specifically, he was reportedly sent out to speak to his people, and he was mortally injured, although accounts of the circumstances of his death vary. So, the correct answer is that he was taken captive for eight months and then murdered when the Spaniards sent him out to calm the uprising of the people.