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The riches of the Aztec empire led other Spanish conquerors to seek their fortunes in south America.
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What year did Cortes leave Cuba and go to Mexico to gain wealth and gain wealth from the Aztecs?
1519
Spain colonized Mexico by accident?
Not really. Arawak people from Cuba informed Cortes and his men that a "wealthy country rich with gold" would be located southwest of Cuba. Being a greedy conquistador in search for gold, Cortes began to search for Mexico and its riches by early 1518.
Did Hernan Cortes conquer cuba or Mexico?
Mexico
What were Hernan Cortes' achievements?
Hernando Cortes "discovered" Tenochtitlan , which was the capital of the Aztec empire. Also he followed the foot steps of Columbus from Spain to Mexico and the Carribean islands. And he conquered the Aztecs. He became mayor of Santiago de Cuba. From the emperor of the Aztecs he got jewels and gold.
Map of Hernan Cortes' route?
Hernan Cortes- for his route he went from Cuba to Mexico City maybe a maphttp://www.lilalions.com/blog/CM1A_LF/images/Cortes_picture_map.jpgAs u can see in the picture that i copied and pasted from Google Images, Hernan Cortes' route was from Cuba to Mexico City.(Just copy and paste the URL into the Search Bar and the picture will come up :) hope this helped!)
What country did cortes sailed for?
Spain
What route did Hernando Cortes?
His route was from Cuba to Mexico
What route did Hernando Cortes take?
he went from cuba to Mixico
Was the conquistador who defeated the Aztecs?
Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) encountered the Aztecs in 1519, and although the Spanish were initially treated as "gods" by the natives, they soon had to militarily defeat them. By August, 1521, after losing hundreds of men and needing reinforcements from Cuba, Cortes completed the conquest of the Aztecs empire and ruled Mexico until 1524.
Why did Hernan Cortes come to Mexico?
He didn't discover Mexico himself, but the reason he went there was to conquer the Aztecs as he did successfully.
What lands did Hernan Cortes conquer?
The Aztec civilization, Cuba, and Mexico
When did Cortes take over Cuba?
Cortes never took over Cuba. In 1511 he joined an expedition to Cuba and became mayor of the province of Santiago, the governor of Cuba sent him off on an expedition to Mexico. He never returned to Cuba.
