Cortes
Spain
Greed. Pure greed - he wanted the Aztec gold.
Spain
Spain contributed to the fall of their empire
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Spain
Greed. Pure greed - he wanted the Aztec gold.
Spain
Spain contributed to the fall of their empire
Miguel Primo de Rivera
It's called "Reconquista". Capture of Aztec empire was conquista, so from this we have "conquistadors".
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