The Spanish conquest primarily targeted the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire, two of the most prominent Mesoamerican civilizations. The Aztecs, located in present-day Mexico, fell to Hernán Cortés in 1521, while the Inca Empire, situated in the Andes of South America, was conquered by Francisco Pizarro in 1533. Other Mesoamerican groups, such as the Maya, experienced varying degrees of conflict and conquest, but they were not fully conquered in the same manner as the Aztecs and Incas.
They were fighting over the land that was owned by the Aztecs, as well as the differing religions of the two cultures.
Aztecs Mayans are two
The Inca were having a civil war. They had two brothers fighting over who should rule. And many Inca were dying of smallpox. So Pizarro took advantage of this as well has having horses and superior weapons.
The Inca empire was first created in the 1200's when two siblings got married. They started the empire and made it into 4 separate parts.
Aztecs, Incas, Mayans
The conquistadors encountered the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico and the Inca Empire in South America. The Aztecs, known for their advanced civilization and capital city of Tenochtitlán, were conquered by Hernán Cortés in 1521. The Inca Empire, which spanned a vast territory in the Andes, fell to Francisco Pizarro, who captured the Inca leader Atahualpa and ultimately took control in the 1530s.
The Spanish conquest primarily targeted the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire, two of the most prominent Mesoamerican civilizations. The Aztecs, located in present-day Mexico, fell to Hernán Cortés in 1521, while the Inca Empire, situated in the Andes of South America, was conquered by Francisco Pizarro in 1533. Other Mesoamerican groups, such as the Maya, experienced varying degrees of conflict and conquest, but they were not fully conquered in the same manner as the Aztecs and Incas.
Aztecs and Mayans had pyramids, whereas Incas did not. Also Mayan pyramids where taller and skinny when Aztec pyramids are shorter and flatter. Thanks for your question! I hope my answer helps! *Raylissa Versache Manzenetti*
The two native peoples treated cruelly by Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro were the Aztecs and the Incas, respectively. Cortés led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, subjecting the indigenous people to violence, enslavement, and disease, which decimated their population. Similarly, Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire involved brutal tactics, including the capture and execution of Inca leader Atahualpa, leading to significant suffering and loss for the Inca people. Both conquests resulted in the destruction of their cultures and societies.
cortez= aztecs pizzaro=incas
This is an easy one, the Inca ruled the Inca Empire. He was also considered son of the sun (Inti) the most important god to the Inca people
The Mayans inhabited the Yucatan Peninsula in present-day Mexico and Central America, while the Aztecs lived in the central highlands of present-day Mexico. They were two distinct civilizations with different cultures, languages, and histories.
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Atahualpa and Huascar Inca leaders quarreled and the Spanish conqueror Fransciso Pizzarro took advantage to ransack the Inca Empire in 1532.
llamas and alpacas.
llamas and alpacas