God, gold and glory.
After conquering the Aztecs, Cortes renamed the city of Tenochtitlan to Mexico City.
Herman Cortes is an explorer who started in Mexico city.
Hernan Cortes
Mexico City
Modern Mexico City
August 13 1521 is when he took Mexico City.
Hernan Cortes
Mexico was found on March 13, 1325 when Aztec people found their capital city of Tenochtitlan at the place we know today as Mexico City.
1521, atop the ruins of the recently-destroyed city of Tenochtitlan.
Hernan Cortes -also known as Hernando Cortes- subdued the Aztecs, destroyed Tenochtitlan, built Mexico City, and claimed Mexico for the Spanish colony of New Spain. Hope I helped..
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.
Hernan Cortes (1485-1547)