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The Aztec civilization.

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Q: What powerful empire ruled much of what is now Mexico at the time of Spanish arrival?
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The Aztecs under Montezuma II dominated what is now Mexico at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1517.


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The Aztec Empire was the last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came.


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Do Aztec have Spanish blood?

No, the Aztecs were an indigenous civilization in Mesoamerica that predated the arrival of the Spanish. They did not have Spanish blood. However, after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, there was intermixing and assimilation between indigenous peoples and the Spanish colonizers, resulting in the mestizo population that exists today in Mexico.


How did the spanish acquire mexico for there empire?

By conquering the Aztecs


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The Spanish Empire qualifies as such.


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