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The Spanish campaign against the Aztec Empire had its final victory on 13 August 1521, when a coalition army of Spanish forces and native Tlaxcalan warriors led by Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger captured the emperor Cuauhtémoc and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire.
- Tenochtitlán: A Dominant Imperial City
- Hernándo Cortés Makes Allies with Local Tribes
- Disease Further Weakens The Aztec
- The Spanish Wielded Better Weaponry
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When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the Aztec imperial city in 1519, Mexico-Tenochtitlán was led by Moctezuma II. The city had prospered and was estimated to host a population of between 200,000 and 300,000 residents. Atfirst, the conquistadors described Tenochtitlán as the greatest city they had ever seen. It was situated on a human-made island ...
Hernándo Cortés formed part of Spain’s initial colonization efforts in the Americas. While stationed in Cuba, he convinced Cuban Governor Diego Velázquez to allow him to lead an expedition to Mexico, but Velázquez then canceled his mission. Eager to appropriate new land for the Spanish crown, convert Indigenous people to Christianity and plunder th...
With Tenochtitlán encircled, the conquistadors relied on their Indigenous allies for key logistical support and launched attacks from local Indigenous encampments. Meanwhile, another factor began to take its toll. Unbeknownst to the Spanish, some among their ranks had been infected with smallpox when they had departed Europe. Once these men arrived...
The conquistadors arrived in Mesoamerica with steel swords, muskets, cannons, pikes, crossbows, dogs and horses. None of these assets had yet been used in battle in the Americas. The Aztecs fought the Spanish with wooden broadswords, clubs and spears tipped with obsidian blades. But their weapons proved ineffective against the conquistadors’ metal ...
"Cada Uno En Su Bolsa Llevar Lo Que Cien Indios No Llevarían: Mexica Resistance and the Shape of Currency in New Spain, 1542-1552.” by Allison Caplan, American Journal of Numismatics (1989-), vol. 25, 2013, pp. 333–356. JSTOR. “Jeronimo de Aguilar,” American Historical Association. “Aztec Warfare Imperial Expansion and Political Control,” by Ross H...
Learn how Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his men overthrew the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán in 1521, using alliances, deception and disease. Explore the history and culture of the Aztec Empire and its fall to the Spanish invasion.
The Spanish conquistador led an expedition to present-day Mexico, landing in 1519. Although the Spanish forces numbered some 500 men, they managed to capture Aztec Emperor Montezuma II.
15 de mai. de 2024 · Hernán Cortés. Cuauhtémoc. Battle of Tenochtitlán, (May 22–August 13, 1521), military engagement between the Aztecs and a coalition of Spanish and indigenous combatants. Spanish conquistadores commanded by Hernán Cortés allied with local tribes to conquer the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán.
30 de jun. de 2022 · Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico from 1519. Taking the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in 1521, Cortés plundered Mesoamerica as he became the first ruler of the new colony of New Spain.
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- The conquistador Hernán Cortés is famous for conquering the Aztec Empire from 1519 to 1521.
- Hernán Cortés changed the world by conquering Mesoamerica for the Spanish Crown. The conquest resulted in the wholesale destruction of Mesoamerican...
- Five facts about Hernán Cortés are: he conquered the Aztec Empire; he established the colony of New Spain; he owned vast estates with labourers and...
- Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire by using superior steel and gunpowder weapons, through cavalry, which the Aztecs had never seen before, an...
Mexico - Spanish Conquest, Aztec Empire, Colonialism: After taking possession of the Aztec empire, the Spaniards quickly subjugated most of the other indigenous tribes in southern Mexico, and by 1525 Spanish rule had been extended as far south as Guatemala and Honduras.
18 de dez. de 2018 · Learn how Hernán Cortés and his men defeated the mighty Aztec empire with guns, germs, and horses in 1521. Explore the historical context, the key events, and the legacy of this epic clash of civilizations.
