Recently the 6th, 7th & 8th Graders learned that Hernando Cortes was the Spanish conquistador responsible for the founding of Mexico City on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztec empire. Montezuma II was Emperor of the Aztecs when Cortes and his men came to Central America. During our Age of Discovery block we investigated many pivotal historical events from multiple perspectives.
