●For a couple months Cortes ruled from within the center of the city in an enclave●Montezuma was killed and Cortes and his army escaped from the city which had become hostile●The conquistadors regrouped at stronghold of Aztec resistance (Tlaxacala)●Cortes exploited the fractional nature of Aztec power●In the spring of 1520 Cortes with Indigenous Central American allies invaded the Aztec capital again●Used boats to siege the city●Employed a scorched earth policy (Tenochtitlan was pretty much destroyed)

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