After eight months of battles and negotiations Communication , which overcame Resolve_problem the diplomatic resistance of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II to his visit , Cortés arrived in Arriving Tenochtitlan on 8 November 1519 , where he took up Conquering residence with fellow Spaniards and their indigenous allies .

Moctezuma was killed Killing , although the sources do not agree Agree_or_refuse_to_act on who murdered Killing him .

According to one account , when Moctezuma , now seen Perception_active by the population as a mere puppet of the invading Spaniards , attempted to calm the outraged populace , he was killed Killing by a projectile .

According to an indigenous account , the Spanish killed Killing Moctezuma .