er that they are in need of Spanish civility, morality, and government, and Christianity. Castillo also describes the ability of the Aztecs in such things as engineering and architecture in describing the courts located at the great Cue and before at Montezuma’s palace where he describing how “everything is made in masonry and well cemented.” There is great economic potential to be found here.We are left with Castillo symbolically describing the events at the great Cue. Montezuma sent priests to help Corts ascend the 114 stairs to the top but Corts would not allow them to even come near him. At the top Montezuma tells Corts that he and his men must be very tired from ascending the great Cue. Corts promptly and firmly replies: “…that he and his companions were never tired by anything” (World History: Castillo, 252). This symbolizes and affirms Corts intentions that we were only able to infer before. Castillo says that they “…stood so high that from it [the temple] one could see over everything very well, and we saw the three causeways which led into Mexico” (World History: Castillo, 252). Corts is observing the future and destiny that awaits him and the great city of Mexico....
