The conquistadors are best known for their subjugation of the Aztecs in Mexico (Cortes) and the Incas in Peru (Pizarro).
Spanish conquistadors defeated the Aztec "tribe" in Mexico, in 1521.
Aztec and Inca
The conquistadors were extremely active during the Age of Exploration which started in the 15th century and continued through the 17th century. :)
Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors caused the fall of the Aztec Civilization by conquering them in May 1521. Cortes and his men built small boats to enter Mexico City which was an island in 1521. Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors caused the fall of the Aztec Civilization by conquering them in May 1521. Cortes and his men built small boats to enter Mexico City which was an island in 1521.
The conquistadors are best known for their subjugation of the Aztecs in Mexico (Cortes) and the Incas in Peru (Pizarro).
Conquistadors conquered Mexico, Peru, Panama, and virtually all of what is now Latin America.
August 13, 1521, at The Fall of Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City).
Conquistadors
It was being conquered by Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors.
Conquistar, hence "conquistadors".
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Cortes and his conquistadors arrived in Mexico in 1519.
Spanish conquistadors defeated the Aztec "tribe" in Mexico, in 1521.
Better weapons, Incans were destroyed by disease.
Their Tlaxcalan allies
Aztec and Inca