It was the Inca, not the Aztec. The Aztec were located in Central America, and the Inca were spread across the Andes (Peru, Chile, Bolivia, etc.)
The Aztec was the Indian empire suffered from a plague. This was before the Spanish arrived.
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In 1532, Francisco Pizarro (Spanish) arrived at Peru. In 1536, Cuzco (the capital city of the Incan empire) was visibly lost and defeated.
Spanish conquistadors imposed their language and culture upon the conquered peoples located in present-day Mexico, starting on 1521 and ending in 1821, when Mexico won its war of independence against the Spanish Empire.
The Aztecs had a lot of enemies and when the Spanish conquistadors arrived to Mexico the Aztec enemies were more than happy to help the Spanish destroy the Aztecs.
The Aztecs were a huge empire and had many people and they could've easily ambushed Hernan Cortez and the other Spanish Conquistadors when they first arrived
The Incas arrived in Mesoamerica around the early 13th century. The empire lasted from 1438 until they were conquered by the Spanish in 1533.
The primary difference between the Spanish and Portuguese empires was their geographical focus and their colonial strategies. The Spanish empire focused on the Americas, particularly Central and South America, while the Portuguese empire focused on maritime exploration and colonization in Africa, Asia, and Brazil. The Portuguese established a vast trading network, while the Spanish sought to extract valuable resources, such as gold and silver, from their American colonies.
The Aztec empire was primarily located in Mexico. Their primary city was based where Mexico City (the capital) is currently located. During their expansion years, their empire did reach small parts of Guatemala as well.
In 1532, Francisco Pizarro (Spanish) arrived at Peru. In 1536, Cuzco (the capital city of the Incan empire) was visibly lost and defeated.
I think it's the Inca empire, because when you type in Indian empire from Ecuador it comes up as the Inca indians from Ecuador who traveled to Chile then to Argentina then to wherever.
Scholars have examined the quipu records and have determined the Inca Empire was once between 16 and 32 million people. Spanish census in 1571 estimated a population of 6 million.