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Who were the first Europeans to meet the Aztecs?

The Spanish explorers, led by Hernan Cortes arrived at Tenochtitlán, the city of the enemies of the Aztecin 1519. They allied and attacked the Aztecs in 1520. Hernan Cortes and his Spanish party were sent from Cuba. Cortes had convinced the Spanish monarchy that the Aztecs held vast amounts of easily accessible gold and that he would bring it for the King in return for being allowed to become governor of any new government in the region. Although only a small group, Cortes played the Native tribes against one-another and brought disease which crippled the local populations. Cortes eventually arrived in the capital to meet Montezuma, the leader of the Aztecs, when he and his allies attacked the leader and captured the city.


Who made it back from the circumnavigation in 1519?

Of the original crew of 237, only 18 sailors made it back alive, all on board the only surviving ship of the original five, the Victoria. The expedition's leader Ferdinand Magellan was not among them: he was killed in a skirmish on the Phillipines.


What things were invented between 1450 to 1750?

1519- Ball Bearing by Leonardo da Vinci 1551- Steam Turbine by Taqi al- Din 1590- Compound Microscope by Dutch Lens 1608- Telescope by Hans Lippershey 1620- Slide Rule- by William Outghtred


How long did Balboa explore?

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was an explorer off and on his entire life. He came to Central America in 1500, when he was 25, and stayed in the area until he died in 1519. Balboa is famous for finding a way to cross the Isthmus of Panama to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.


What were three reasons for the European voyages of explorations in the 1400s and 1500s?

three reasons for the European Voyages of exploration in the 1400s and 1500s was 1.)to find a sea route to Asia,2.)DeBalboa led an expidition through the jungles of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean in 1513,3.)in 1519;Portaguese sailor Ferdinand Megellan set out to reach Asia by sailing west around South America.

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Mexican empire invaded by Hernando Cortes in 1519?

The Aztec Empire.


When did Cortes arrive to the Aztec empire?

in 1519


When was The Aztecs Invaded By Hernando Cortes?

Hernan Cortes arrived in Tenochtitlan in 1519, and invaded Tenochtitlan with several other Indian groups in 1521.


What is the date Hernan Cortes Sail to the Aztec empire?

In the year of 1519


When Cortes invaded the Aztec empire in 1519 the Tlaxcalan Indians quickly became his ally against the Aztecs Why could that happen?

Because the Tlaxcalan always hated the Aztecs and an enemy of my enemy is my friend right?


Who led the spanish march into the Aztec empire in 1519?

Hernan Cortes was a Conquistador that led Spain into the Aztec Empire, and precipitated that empire's fall.


Where did people from Europe arrive to Mexico?

Hernan Cortes arrived to Mexican shores since 1519. He founded the first city in present-day Veracruz on April 22, 1519.


What Spanish explorer arrived at Tenochtitlan in 1519?

Hernan Cortes arrived on November 8, 1519.


When did Cortes get married?

1519


When was hernan Cortes active?

Hernan Cortes was born 1485, in Medellín, Castile (Spain) & died December 1547 near Sevilla (Spain.) Cortes sailed for the coast of Yucatan (Mexico) on February 18, 1519, and overthrew the Aztec empire (1519-21) thus winning Mexico for Spain.


When was the aztec empire at the height of its power?

Up until contact with Hernan Cortes and his Spanish conquistadors on November 8, 1519.


What does the name Aztec mean?

the definition of Aztec is a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.