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He made a fluvial siege, using Spanish "bergantines" and other tribes' support. He use the main bridges to the city and advanced with the Spanish infantry.

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Q: How did Cortes capture the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan?
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What was the Aztec capital that was destroyed by Cortes in 1521?

Tenochtitlan.


What is the Aztec capital that was destroyed by Cortes in 1521?

Tenochtitlan.


The center of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan was dominated by?

By Cortes and his men the Spanish.


Led forces to conquer tenochtitlan the Aztec capital in the 1500s?

Hernandez Cortes


Hernan Cortes destroyed what powerful empire?

Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire. He enacted a war of attrition on the people in the capital city of Tenochtitlan.


Why is Cortes famous?

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.


Who destroyed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in Mexico opening the way to Spanish control of the region?

Hernan Cortes


What were the key advantages of Hernando Cortes in defeating the Aztec?

thay destroyed tenochtitlan the capital city of Aztecs


Who was the Aztec king that was defeted by Cortes in tenochtitlan.?

montezuma


What was the Aztec capital destroyed by Hernan Cortes?

Tenochtitlan, an ancient Aztec city located in present day Mexico City.


What was the name of the ancient Aztec capital?

The Aztec capital was called Tenochtitlan.


Who was the Aztec Native American ruler taken prisoner by Cortes?

The name of the Aztec ruler captured by Hernando Cortes was Montezuma ll. He was captured in the capital of the Aztec Empire in the city called Tenochtitlan. The city was near what is now Veracruz, Mexico and not far from the location of Mexico's capital of Mexico City.