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Who was the Aztec emperor at the time Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico?
Cortes overthrew the Aztec ruler Montezuma II.
What was the last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came?
The Aztec Empire was the last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came.
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 are 3 groups that lived in Mexico before the Spanish came?
There were over 100 ethnic groups living in Mexico at the time contact with Europeans was made. However, some of the most important included the Mexica or Aztec, the Mayan and the Tlaxcalans, who were bitter enemies of the Aztecs, and helped Cortes and his men to conquer the Aztec Empire.
Did Mayan culture disappear before the time of Cortes?
the Mayan people and culture still exist! go to yucatan peninsula of Mexico and Guatemala for example.
when did Spain settle Mexico?
In 1521, after the Fall of Tenochtitlan before Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes.
Did ponce de leon reach Florida before or after the spanish conquestof Mexico?
Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in 1513; Mexico was conquered by Hernan Cortes in 1521.
Who was the leader of the Spanish army before they conquered the Aztecs?
a spanish dude probably Cortes
Who was the Aztec emperor at the time Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico?
Cortes overthrew the Aztec ruler Montezuma II.
Before Spanish explorers came to the Americas there were no?
Before Spanish explorers came to the Americas, there were no horses, cattle, pigs, or diseases like smallpox. Additionally, there were also no European crops such as wheat, grapes, and sugar cane.
What facts do you have about Aztec rulers?
The Aztec Empire dominated what is now the country of Mexico. The first Aztec ruler history knows was Itzcoati who ruled in the early 15th century. In the later part of the 15th century a ruler named Ahuitzoti ruled the Aztec Empire. About 15 years before the arrival of Spanish conquistador Cortes, a chief called Montezuma II ruled. He was the ruler in 1519 when Cortes arrived in Mexico. Cortes took this leader prisoner and he died in Cortes's jail.
List the four major civilizations that thrived in Mexico before Cortes conquered it?
Aztecs and Mayas.
What was the last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came?
The Aztec Empire was the last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came.
Before the spanish took over what was the name of the city that was there before Mexico city?
Mexico-Tenochtitlan
What was the name of the areas of Mexico before the spanish arrived?
Mexico-Tenochtitlan
What is the population of Mexico city now and also when it was Tenochtitlan?
As of 2008, Mexico City was populated by some 19,028,000 inhabitants. It is estimated that by 1519, before the population was decimated by the smallpox plague brought by Hernan Cortes and his Spanish Conquistadores, there were around 200,000 Aztecs living in Tenochtitlan.
Why was Moctezuma important to Mexico in 1519?
He was the last Aztec emperor before they were conquered by Hernan Cortes in 1521.
