Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire Meanwhile, Moctezuma's ambassadors, who had been in the Spanish camp after the battles with the Tlaxcalans, continued to press Cortés to take the road to Mexico via Cholula, which was under Aztec control, rather than over , which was an ally of Tlaxcala. They were surprised Cortés had stayed in Tlaxcala so long "among a poor and ill-bred people". Cholula was one of the most important cities of Mesoamerica, the second largest, and probably the most sacred. Its huge pyramid (larger in volume than the great pyramids of Egypt) made it one of the most prestigious places of the Aztec
The Aztec Mummy The Aztec Mummy La Momia Azteca (lit. trans. "The Aztec Mummy"), also known simply as "La Momia", is a 1957 Mexican horror film produced by Guillermo Calderon from his own story idea, scripted by Alfredo Salazar, and directed by Rafael Portillo. It was the first in a trilogy of Mexican mummy films all featuring Popoca, the Aztec Mummy. The other two films were "The Curse of the Aztec Mummy" and "The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy". The three films were all shot in 1957, one after another without a break in the production schedule. The film was later re-edited and