Narváez was taken prisoner for two years as most of his former troops aligned with Cortés due to the allure of Tenochtitlan's riches. The most immediate fratricidal threat to Cortés' campaign was thwarted, marking a pivotal Cortesian victory in the course of the Spanish-Aztec War. Velázquez, instead of eliminating Cortés as he had planned, essentially replenished and reinforced the army of his nemesis.