It was already crashing (suddenly dying off) from 40-60 million in 1521 to less than 12 million by 1550.
The Aztec Empire in 1519 had a population of about 5 Million people. Tenochtitlan (site now of Mexico City) had a population of about 200,000.
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The Aztec Empire.
Aztec
1519
It was an Empire, led by the Aztec civilization.
Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire between 1519 and 1521. He arrived in Mexico in 1519, allied with various indigenous tribes, and captured the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán, in August 1521. This marked the fall of the Aztec Empire and the beginning of Spanish colonization in the region.
In the year of 1519
the definition of Aztec is a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
The Aztec Empire.
Aztec means a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.
Hernán Cortés arrived in the Aztec Empire in 1519 as a Spanish conquistador. He led an expedition that ultimately resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire and the establishment of Spanish colonial rule in Mexico. Cortés and his men, aided by indigenous allies and exploiting existing rivalries among native groups, captured the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán in 1521.