The Aztecs under Montezuma II dominated what is now Mexico at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1517.
Aztecs.
Aztecs, Hernando Cortes led a small miltary expedition against the Aztecs and their powerful emporer, Montezuma.
Mexico lost many goods and the Spanish runied their town.
the effects of spanish conquest on the indian population
The Aztecs, as well as Mayans.
Conquest.
1519 - 1521.
After the conquest of Mexico by Spanish conquistadors in 1521.
The Conquest of Mexico (Spanish: La Conquista de Mexico)
Peru and Mexico
You mean before the Spanish conquest? That would be Tenochtitlan (todays Mexico City).
They either a) enslaved them, converting them into the Spanish religion and using Spanish language and customs or b) killed them. That is why it is called "the conquest of Mexico".