treasure of aztecIn 1519, Hernan Cortes and his greedy band of some 600 conquistadors began their audacious assault on the Mexica (Aztec) Empire. By 1521 the Mexica capital city ofTreasure of the Aztecs (German: Der Schatz der Azteken) is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Karl Heiland and starring Otto Gebühr and Theodor Loos. [1] Cast. Otto Gebühr;