His name was Montezuma.
The Spanish explorer and conquistador responsible for the downfall of the Aztec Empire was Hernando Cortes.
Hernando Cortes first arrived in the New World in 1504 in Hispaniola, then under Spanish rule. Cortes is better known for his conquering of the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico in 1521.
Hernando Cortes
A Spanish Explorer, named Hernando Cortes set foot in the Aztec empire in 1519. His expedition was to set across the land to find gold and bring the treasures to Spain. He conquered surrounding civilizations such as theTectonacs and Tlaxcalans. This may of been why he was able to defeat the Aztecs, as they were a very powerful empire. He also ruled parts of Mexico .
First and foremost by disease. Smallpox killed nearly 90% of the native population. He also utilized neighboring tribes, who were their enemies. About 100,000+ of them.
The Spanish explorer and conquistador responsible for the downfall of the Aztec Empire was Hernando Cortes.
1518 when he arrived to the coast and concurred the aztec's....pretty amazing huh
Hernando Cortes was a Spanish conquistador. He is well-known for conquering the Aztec Empire. His first wife was Catalina Juarez (or Suarez). After her death under suspicious circumstances, he married Dona Juana de Zuniga.
First in 1502, to Cuba. Then in 1519 to Mexico to establish a colony; he ended up conquering the Aztec empire.
Cortez was welcomed to the aztec civilization first because they didn't know he would bring harm to them or kill the empire. Therefore they trusted him at first but then thats what cortez did.One more thing cortez and the aztec empire were very brudal to each other. so they may have been into a fight and cortez one its one of those
Hernando Cortes's first entry in a diary was on November 8, 1519, as he led the Spanish expedition to conquer the Aztec Empire in Mexico. His diary provided valuable insights into the conquest and interactions with the indigenous peoples.
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Hernando Cortes first arrived in the New World in 1504 in Hispaniola, then under Spanish rule. Cortes is better known for his conquering of the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico in 1521.
Hernandowife was killed.
Hernando Cortes
Hernando Cortes
A Spanish Explorer, named Hernando Cortes set foot in the Aztec empire in 1519. His expedition was to set across the land to find gold and bring the treasures to Spain. He conquered surrounding civilizations such as theTectonacs and Tlaxcalans. This may of been why he was able to defeat the Aztecs, as they were a very powerful empire. He also ruled parts of Mexico .