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Q: Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire when the Spanish conquest began?
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What was Hernando Cortes famous for?

Hernando Cortez was the Spanish commander who conquered the Aztec Empire and thus began the Spanish conquest of Central and South America.


When do most archaeologists believe the Aztec empire began?

Most archaeologists believe the Aztec empire began in 1325 AD. That was the date they founded their capital of Tenochtitlan.


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Where was Aztec empire located at?

he Aztec Triple Alliance or Aztec Empire began as an alliance of three Nahua city-states or "altepeme": Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. These city-states ruled the area in and around the Valley of Mexico from 1428 until they were defeated by the Spanish conquistadores and their native allies under Hernán Cortés in 1521


How did the Aztecs rise there power?

The rise of the Aztec empire really began in 1150 with the fall of the Toltec empire.


When did the Aztec begin and when did the Aztec end?

The Aztec empire began with the founding of the city Tenochtitlan around 1330, however in February 1519 Hernando Cortes a Spanish explorer acclaimed the land as his own and conquered the Aztecs with their overpowering weapons.


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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.


How did Cortez change Mexico?

He discovered Mexico in 1519, and conquered the Aztec empire in 1521. This means he changed Mexico by destroying the Aztec Civilization, transforming Mexico into an overseas territory of the Spanish empire (which stayed as such for the following 300 years) and began what is known as the cultural syncretism of Mexico, where Native American traditions became intermixed with Spanish beliefs (especially those of Roman Catholicism origin).


How did the Aztec strengthen their empire?

They assigned a governor to strictly rule conquered lands.


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