Cortes overthrew the Aztec ruler Montezuma II.
The Aztec Empire was the last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came.
he helped by conquering texas and back then texas was only part of mexico, it was before the alamo war
There were over 100 ethnic groups living in Mexico at the time contact with Europeans was made. However, some of the most important included the Mexica or Aztec, the Mayan and the Tlaxcalans, who were bitter enemies of the Aztecs, and helped Cortes and his men to conquer the Aztec Empire.
the Mayan people and culture still exist! go to yucatan peninsula of Mexico and Guatemala for example.
In 1521, after the Fall of Tenochtitlan before Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes.
Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in 1513; Mexico was conquered by Hernan Cortes in 1521.
Hernan Cortes studied law before becoming a Spanish conquistador and explorer.
a spanish dude probably Cortes
Hernan Cortes, a Spanish conquistador, led an expedition to Mexico in 1519 and was greeted by Montezuma II, the Aztec ruler. The encounter eventually led to the overthrow of the Aztec Empire by the Spanish due to a combination of military conflict and internal Aztec political issues. Cortes captured Montezuma and used him as a puppet ruler for a period before he was killed during an uprising against the Spanish.
Cortes overthrew the Aztec ruler Montezuma II.
The Aztec Empire dominated what is now the country of Mexico. The first Aztec ruler history knows was Itzcoati who ruled in the early 15th century. In the later part of the 15th century a ruler named Ahuitzoti ruled the Aztec Empire. About 15 years before the arrival of Spanish conquistador Cortes, a chief called Montezuma II ruled. He was the ruler in 1519 when Cortes arrived in Mexico. Cortes took this leader prisoner and he died in Cortes's jail.
Aztecs and Mayas.
The Aztec Empire was the last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came.
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He was the last Aztec emperor before they were conquered by Hernan Cortes in 1521.