The conquistador who conquered the mighty Aztec empire was ....the Spaniard, 'Hernando/Hernan Cortes'
Aztec Emperor Montezuma II believed Hernan Cortes was the god Queztacoaltl, but he was wrong and Cortes took him prisoner and the Aztec Empire fell to Spain.
excellent question, and here is an answer. The reason why Montezuma, or Motechzoma, the way scholars call him, welcomed Hernan Cortes to his empire was because the Aztec's believed he (hernan cortes) was the sun god returning from his voyage.
the conquistador was Hernan Cortes , and Franciso pizarro took control the Ican Empire.
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes discovered the Aztec empire in Mexico.
The Spanish defeat of the Aztec Empire was led by Hernan Cortes in April of 1520. He was accompanied by a man named Pizarro.
Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire. He enacted a war of attrition on the people in the capital city of Tenochtitlan.
the aztec empire
Cortes destroyed the Aztec Empire in Central America.
The Aztec civilization, led by Emperor Moctezuma, was conquered and destroyed by Hernan Cortes and his Spanish forces in the early 16th century. Cortes arrived in Mexico in 1519 and, with the help of indigenous allies who resented Aztec rule, he was able to defeat the Aztec Empire in 1521.
Hernando Cortez is best known for conquering the Aztec empire 1521.
One is the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes.
In the year of 1519
Killing and taking over the Aztec Empire.