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The Aztec ruler Montezuma II ruled Mexico until overthrown and killed by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. Between 1517 and 1520, the Spanish took control of the empire.

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Charles V was king of Spain in 1519 when Cortes conquered Mexico.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernan_Cortez#Conquest_of_Mexico

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Spain did, since the Fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521 until the end of the Mexican War of Independence in 1821.

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"Mexico" as we know it today didn't exist. Those lands were inhabited by several groups of people, the most important being the Aztec and Mayan civilizations.

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