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What did Hernan Cortes do for Texas?
he helped by conquering texas and back then texas was only part of mexico, it was before the alamo war
What subjects did Hernan Cortes excelled on?
The art of war.
Who led the war against the Aztecs and Spanish?
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes destroyed what powerful empire?
Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire. He enacted a war of attrition on the people in the capital city of Tenochtitlan.
Did Hernan Cortes defeat the Inca empire or Aztec?
The Spanish Captain Hernan Cortes arrived in 1519, and invaded the Aztec people indigenous to Mexico, which then was called Aztlan or Tenochtitlan. Within the next ten years about eighty percent of the Aztec people died from war but, mostly from small pox left by the Spanish.
Why did general Scott attacked veracruz before Mexico city?
Veracruz is on the Gulf of Mexico coast, while Mexico City is deep within Mexico's mainland. The easiest way to capture the capital and win the war, was through Veracruz, following on Hernan Cortes' steps to Mexico City.
How many years was Mexico an English colony?
Never. Both Mexico and the territory of New Mexico were conquered and/or settled by the Spanish Empire, since Mexico was "discovered" by Hernan Cortes in 1519. Mexico became an overseas territory of the Spanish Empire from 1521 until the end of Mexico's War of Independence (1810-1821) against Spain.
Which european country colonized mexico?
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez conquered Mexico in 1521. Then Mexico became a colony of Spain until 1821 when it won its independence war (1810-1821).
Who was the one who took owed Mexico city along time ago?
Several people have invaded and captured Mexico City in the past. Before it was even known as Mexico City, it was razed by Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes in 1521. Another example is American General Winfield Scott, who captured Mexico City in 1848 thus ending the Mexican-American War.
How did Hernan Cortes defeat Moctezuma?
His name is Montezumea, and Cortes defeated Montezuma because Montezuma thought he was a god returning from exile. Montezuma welcomed Cortes, and in turn Cortes waged war and eventuslly killed Montezuma after getting all the gold he wanted.
How did the spanish get to America?
The christian kingdoms of the north of the Iberian paeninsula allied in order to expulse the muslims in the south.
Why did the Aztec culture and the spanish culture come into conflict?
The Aztec chief Moctezuma II thought the Spanish leader, Hernan Cortes, was the Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl, who promised to return in 1519. Hernan took Moctezuma prisoner, and then the war began.
