Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521. After landing in present-day Mexico in 1519, he formed alliances with various indigenous groups and ultimately captured the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán, leading to the fall of the empire. The conquest marked a significant event in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
The Aztecs were conquered by the Spaniards led by the conquistador Hernando Cortes in the year 1521.
Cortes overthrew the Aztecs.
How was Pizarro´s treatment of the Incas similar to Cortes´s treatment of the Aztecs?
The emperor of the Aztecs when Cortes conquered was MoctezumaII
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztecs in 1521.
1521
Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire in the year of 1521.
The Aztecs were conquered by the Spaniards led by the conquistador Hernando Cortes in the year 1521.
1521, he started in 1519.
Cortes overthrew the Aztecs.
How was Pizarro´s treatment of the Incas similar to Cortes´s treatment of the Aztecs?
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a messenger of their god.
The emperor of the Aztecs when Cortes conquered was MoctezumaII
White men would come and destroy the population of the Aztecs.
Cortes began his journey to conquer the Aztecs in Veracruz. From Veracruz he traveled to Tenochitian which is was the capital city of the Aztecs.
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).