What had been a single characteristic that was true at the time of Hernando Cortes' landing in Mesoamerica?

Answer 1

Before Spanish explorers discovered Mesoamerica, there was one characteristic of the region that remained in place at least until 1519. That was intense regionalism. On the Gulf coastal plains and areas nearby, there were three clear cut groups. These were the tribes called the Huastic, Totonac and Olmec. In the central Mexican, and close by areas Otami and Nahua languages prevailed. In the highlands and Pacific coasts, the native tribes were Mixtec and Zapotec peoples. West of the Aztecs were Tarascans and various groups of Mayan speaking peoples. which extended into the Yucatan peninsula. In the area of what is now Mexico City, Cortes' encountered the leading civilization at the time, the Aztecs.