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Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire, led by Emperor Moctezuma, in 1521. The Aztecs were a powerful civilization in Mesoamerica, located in present-day Mexico. Cortes' conquest led to the downfall of the Aztec Empire and the colonization of the region by the Spanish.

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The tribe that greeted French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle was the Illinois tribe.


Why did La Malince willing to help Cortes conquer the Aztec?

Dona Marina or La Malinche was quick to help Cortez because at the time of arrival there was no Pan-Indian identity within the people's of central Mexico. No one owed allegiance to the Aztecs but were under their rule because they had been dominated by them. La Malinche thought that it would be good for her tribe to help the Spanish because they seemed like the perfect people to defeat the Aztec empire and hopefully free the tribes from their rule. Also it is worthy to point out that she may have also thought that he was Quetzalcoatl was well. In the legend Quetzalcoatl was banished and said that one day he would return to rule over the people of this land, this faith in the legend and Cortez appearing and looking like Quetzalcoatl seemed to also push Dona Marina to helping Cortez defeat the Aztecs.


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What Indian tribe did Jacques Cartier see?

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What Indian tribe did Hernando Cortes conquer?

Hernando Cortez defeated the Aztecs of Mexico.


Where did Hernando deSoto stay for 2 weeks?

With the Cofitachequi Indian Tribe


What helped Hernan Cortes conquer the Aztecs?

malintzin


How did he conquer Mexico?

You mean Hernan Cortes? At the time, the Tlaxcalans were a smaller tribe in central Mexico; they were bitter enemies of the Aztecs, so Cortes effortlessly recruited their help to subdue the Aztec Empire. Also, with the help of iron armor, gunpowder weaponry and diseases such as smallpox, the Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs and effectively conquer Mexico on August 13, 1521.


What is the definationof the word Alabama?

Alabama was the name of an Indian tribe the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto found in the southern part of the present day United States. The remnants of that tribe now live in Oklahoma.


Who were the first people Cortes met when he arrived at Mexico?

cortes met the chuuummaaash tribe.


What tribe did Her nan Cortes destroy?

Aztec


What is an interesting fact about hernando cortes?

When Cortes got to Mexico, he tricked the Aztecs into giving him gold. They gave him plenty of gold because they hoped that they would leave. Then, Hernando Cortes heard about a new tribe coming called the Tlaxcalan. They left Tenochtitlan to capture them. They did. On their way back to Tenochtitlan, Velasquez was coming for Cortes to arrest him. They defeated them and used the remains of the armies to capture Montezuma (their King) and made him talk to the Aztecs. The Aztecs were angry and killed Montezuma. The conquistadors had a war with the Aztecs. The Aztecs lost the war and was defeated. Then Cortes left for California.


How did the Mexican drug war start?

The Mexican - Indian War first began after Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec Indian tribe. Battles between the colonists and the natives continued for many years.


What name of the tribe that helped Hernan Cortes?

Tlaxcoatl


What were pizzaros accomplishments?

To conquer the Incas tribe.


Were the Inca's an Indian tribe?

Yes the Incas were an Indian Tribe.