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Jun 29, 2022 · The fall of Tenochtitlan on 13 August 1521 was a decisive moment in the dramatic collapse of the Aztec empire which had dominated Mesoamerica. Led by Hernán Cortés (1485-1547), the Spanish conquistadors enjoyed superior weapons and tactics. In addition, the Old World visitors brought with them terrible new diseases that caused massive loss of ...
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He defeated them in a surprise attack and successfully convinced the soldiers to join his quest to topple the Aztec empire. In the meantime, Alvarado had butchered several hundred Aztec nobles and warriors during a religious festival. This sparked a revolt throughout the city, and many members of Cortés’s garrison were killed in retaliation.
May 20, 2021 · Hernándo Cortés attacking Indigenous forces in Mexico. Up against large armies of Spanish and Indigenous forces, surrounded and cut off from the mainland, and with a population succumbing to an ...
Jan 14, 2021 · Image Credit: Public Domain / History Hit. On 8 November 1519, Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés reached Tenochtitlan – capital of the Aztec Empire. It would prove to be an era-defining moment, signalling the beginning of the end for the American continent’s great civilisations, and the start of a new and terrible age.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés (1485‑1547) traveled to Mexico in 1519, where he eventually overthrew the Aztec empire and helped build Mexico City.
Dec 18, 2018 · Guns, germs, and horses brought Cortés victory over the mighty Aztec empire. The Aztec outnumbered the Spanish, but that didn't stop Hernán Cortés from seizing Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital ...
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Sep 30, 2024 · Hernán Cortés (born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile [Spain]—died December 2, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta, near Sevilla) was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire (1519–21) and won Mexico for the crown of Spain. Cortés was the son of Martín Cortés de Monroy and of Doña Catalina Pizarro Altamarino ...
