In 1519, after talking to the natives, Cortes founded the town of Vera Cruz on the Mexican coast where their ships were parked. Cortes founded the town so that he would have a stronghold to retreat to in the fight against Montezuma for the control of the Aztec empire. Before setting off to conquer the empire, Cortes burned all of his ships at Vera Cruz, leaving the army with only one choice: to conquer. And conquer they did. But shortly after Cortes and his army set off from Vera Cruz, some of Montezuma’s generals burned the town. This location of Vera Cruz was important because it was Cortes’ stronghold during the conquest of the Aztecs.
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