The Mexican Empire invaded by Hernando Cortés in 1519 was the Aztec Empire. Cortés led a Spanish expedition that ultimately resulted in the fall of Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztecs, in 1521. His conquest was driven by the desire for wealth, territory, and the spread of Christianity. The invasion marked a significant turning point in the history of Mexico and the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Hernando Cortes explored Mexico. Particularly the Mexican Plateau, where the land is flat, and there are many minerals. This was also the land inhabited by the Aztecs, the indigenous people of Central Mexico. The Aztecs had a huge empire that was very complex for the time. People paid "taxes" to the "government" in return for many benefits of being part of the Aztec empire, such as going to school. The Aztecs had a very large army with spears and big sticks they used a clubs, and Hernando Cortes had only one or two hundred men with him, and defeated the mighty Aztecs because his men had swords and guns, which are much more effective. There are many long-term effects of this, and they are that they speak Spanish in Mexico, and their religion is mainly Roman Catholic. If Hernando Cortes had not conquered the Aztecs, people in Mexico would probably speak the Nahuatl language, the language of the Aztecs, and the people would be the religion of the Aztecs, but I am not sure what that is called.
Hernando Cortés was born in the year 1485, in Medellín, Spain. He is best known for his role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico. Cortés embarked on his expedition in 1519, ultimately leading to significant changes in the region's history.
Hernando Cortes explored California because he was looking for the next Aztec Empire. He wanted the same glory he received from finding that brilliant empire again. Many Spanish explorers after did the same thing, in North America only to fail. They wanted glory, and they wanted wealth. Very few were there for missionary purpose.
Cortes conquered the Mayan Empire of Mexico; Pizarro the Inca Empire located in what is now Columbia and Chile.
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