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No. That was Pizarro who conquered the Incans.

Cortes relied on the Quetzalcoatl myth to pass as a God, get close to the Aztec emperor and ultimately betray him and conquer Mexico.

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Q: Did Cortes exploit unrest within the Aztec empire to achieve his conquest of tenochtitlan?
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