The Aztec civilization.
The Aztecs under Montezuma II dominated what is now Mexico at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1517.
The group of people that ruled an empire in Peru directly before the arrival of Spanish explorers were the Incas. The Incan empire lasted from 1438 to 1533 with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.
Both Spanish (1521-1821) and French (1864-1867).
The Aztec Empire was the last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came.
The Aztec Empire.
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No. Mexico was part of the Spanish Empire from 1521 until 1821.
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.
By conquering the Aztecs
The Spanish Empire qualifies as such.
Aztecs, Hernando Cortes led a small miltary expedition against the Aztecs and their powerful emporer, Montezuma.
Mexico qualifies as such. It was part of the Spanish Empire from 1521 to 1821.