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Who conquered the aztecsin Mexico in 1519?

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Hernan Cortez came to the Aztec empire in 1519 with about 600 men. In 1520 he led the siege of tenochtitlan and took completely destroyed the city, a city was later rebuilt near tenochtitlan named Mexico City, after the mexica people who were what you think of as the aztecs, Mexico city became the capital of the state of new spain "mexico" and cortez sailed on, reaching the Philippines where he died.

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