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Spain colonized Mexico by accident

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Not really. Arawak people from Cuba informed Cortes and his men that a "wealthy country rich with gold" would be located southwest of Cuba. Being a greedy conquistador in search for gold, Cortes began to search for Mexico and its riches by early 1518.

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