Not Seattle.
He destroyed it in 1521.
Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan.
The Aztec civilization, led by Emperor Moctezuma, was conquered and destroyed by Hernan Cortes and his Spanish forces in the early 16th century. Cortes arrived in Mexico in 1519 and, with the help of indigenous allies who resented Aztec rule, he was able to defeat the Aztec Empire in 1521.
Cortez conquered the Aztecs in 1521. After landing in Mexico in 1519 he systematically besieged and destroyed the Aztec Empire and on August 13, 1521 he captured Cuauhtemoc, the ruler of Tenochtitlán.
Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire in the year of 1521.
Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors caused the fall of the Aztec Civilization by conquering them in May 1521. Cortes and his men built small boats to enter Mexico City which was an island in 1521. Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors caused the fall of the Aztec Civilization by conquering them in May 1521. Cortes and his men built small boats to enter Mexico City which was an island in 1521.
Cortes
fall of the Aztec Empire
The Aztec capital destroyed by Hernán Cortés in 1521 was Tenochtitlán. Located on an island in Lake Texcoco, it was a thriving city that served as the center of the Aztec Empire. Cortés and his forces, along with indigenous allies, laid siege to the city, leading to its eventual fall and significant destruction. The ruins of Tenochtitlán later became the site of Mexico City.
Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec empire and created the Spanish colony of Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan in 1521.
Hernándo Cortés