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The Spanish pretty much tried to plunder the Aztecs, resulting in their city in ruins after they finally managed to drive them again. If the Spanish did not try to conquer them for their gold, the Aztecs might just have grown out to become the dominant empire in North America.
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What was the name of the European country that conquered the Aztecs and incas?
Spain
What were the three main Indian groups on this on this continent before the European explorers arrived?
TThe Incas, Mayans, & Aztecs.
What was the difference between the Incas and the European?
The Incas were a Native American tribe in Mexico and lived by their culture while the Europeans came to enslave the people they found and take their land.
Spanish conquerors of great Indian civilizations?
Cortes and Pizarro, Cortes concord the Aztecs in 1519 and Pizarro concord the Incas in1532.
Who was the Inca leader at the time of the conquest and who was the European leader who conquered the Incas?
The leader of the conquering of the Incas was Francisco Pizarro. He fought against the Inca leader Huayna Capac who soon died of small pocks.
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