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Who were the spanish conguerors of Mexico and Peru?
Peru: Francisco Pizarro. In Mexico: Hernan Cortes
What let most directly to the fall of the aztec empire?
the arrival of cortes
Did the 1532 invasions of Hernan Cortes devastate the Inca empire in Peru?
No, because it was Pizarro, his cousin and fellow conquistador. Cortes was the Spanish conqueror of Mexico.
What group of people ruled an empire in Peru before the arrival of Spanish explorers?
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.
What was Montezuma's reaction to the arrival of Cortes?
Montezuma thought that Cortes and the Spanish were gods so he treated them nicely until he found out that the Spanish want to conquer Aztec.
What is the conquerors of Mexico and Peru during the 16th century?
Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro, respectively.
How did Hernando Cortes effect exploration?
found Mexico
What animal was introduced to North America by Hernan Cortes?
The Horse. Before the arrival of European colonists, there were no horses in the Americas.
What country did Cortes conquer?
Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed large parts of Mexico for the King of Castile. His second cousin, Francisco Pizarro, later conquered the Inca Empire of Peru.
Hernando Cortes and Francisco Pizarro led invasions into the territory of what two native peoples?
Mexico and Peru, in that order.
Who did conquistadors conquer?
The conquistadors are best known for their subjugation of the Aztecs in Mexico (Cortes) and the Incas in Peru (Pizarro).
What are some of the factors that helped Cortes defeat the Aztec?
Cortes' arrival coincided with an important Aztec prophecy. They believed that he could be the god Quetzalcoatl, who created humanity. The Aztecs were also taken with the light skin of the Spaniards.
