The second empire to fall to the Spanish was the Inca Empire. Conquered by Francisco Pizarro and his forces in the early 1530s, the Inca Empire's downfall was facilitated by internal strife, disease, and superior Spanish weaponry. The capture of the Inca ruler Atahualpa marked a significant turning point, leading to the rapid decline of Inca power and the establishment of Spanish control over the region.
It pretty well destroyed the Aztec Empire, and enriched the Spanish.
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he conquered land for Spain in the Americas he conquered land for Spain in the Americas
The Spanish explorers of the 1500's encountered the Native American Aztec Empire and the Native American Inca Empire. Both empires were subjugated by the Spanish conquistadors. It was discovered that these empires valued gold and silver the same way Europeans did so tons of gold and silver were stolen and shipped back to Spain.
Abu Bakr carried out the first conquests Rashidun Caliphate which was then expanded by his successor. He did not actually conquer any empires. He conquered mesopotamia (iraq) from the Persian (Sasanian) Empire, but not persia itself. He conquered Syria from the Byzantine Empire, but not the rest of this empire.
Spain conquered the Aztec and Inca empires. The Spanish were led by Hernando Cortés when they invaded the Aztec empire in 1519, and officially conquered the territory after capturing emperor Cuauhemoc as well as the Aztec empire's capital. Later, under Francisco Pizarro, Spanish soldiers captured the Incan emperor Atahualpa in the Battle of Cajamarca in 1532. This conquest was among the most important operations in Spain's quest to colonize the Americas.
Both Pizarro and Cortes were Spanish conquistadors who led successful expeditions in the Americas. They conquered the Aztec Empire under Cortes and the Inca Empire under Pizarro, bringing vast territories under Spanish control. Their conquests resulted in the downfall of powerful indigenous empires and the establishment of Spanish colonial rule in the Americas.
It pretty well destroyed the Aztec Empire, and enriched the Spanish.
Cortes conquered the Aztecs Pizzaro conquered the Incans Both empires had a lot of gold mines... Clarify question please...?
Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro were both Spanish conquistadors who played crucial roles in the Spanish conquest of the Americas. They led expeditions that resulted in the downfall of powerful indigenous empires—Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico, while Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in present-day Peru.
No empire, including Rome and Babylon, ever ruled the world. No empire ever conquered the whole world. The biggest empires in history were the British Empire, the Mongol Empire, the Russian Empire, the Spanish Empire and the Umayyad Caliphate.
They conquered the people of Central America first, who had no existing empire but like the Mayans were descended from the earlier Olmec and Veracruz cultures. The Mayan cultures in Yucatan and Guatemala came under Spanish control between 1511 and 1697.The Aztecs of Mexico were conquered by the Spanish under Hernán Cortés in 1521.In South America, the Incans (weakened by civil war and the introduction of smallpox) were defeated and subjugated by a comparatively small number of Spaniards under Francisco Pizarro in 1533.
Who was the leader of the Spanish army that conquered the Inca Empire? Francisco Pizarro in 1535 Who conquered the Aztec empire? Herman Cortes conquered the Aztecs in 1519.
In the 16th century, Spain dominated the exploration and exploitation of the Americas. The Spanish Empire was one of the largest empires in history.
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he conquered land for Spain in the Americas he conquered land for Spain in the Americas
The Spanish explorers of the 1500's encountered the Native American Aztec Empire and the Native American Inca Empire. Both empires were subjugated by the Spanish conquistadors. It was discovered that these empires valued gold and silver the same way Europeans did so tons of gold and silver were stolen and shipped back to Spain.