Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire
1519 CE – 1521 CE
Cortés and a few hundred Spaniards, allied with thousands of indigenous enemies of the Aztecs, overthrew the Aztec Empire.
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Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire
1519 CE – 1521 CECortés and a few hundred Spaniards, allied with thousands of indigenous enemies of the Aztecs, overthrew the Aztec Empire. The fall of Tenochtitlan after a 75-day siege was one of history's most dramatic conquests, enabled by indigenous alliances, European diseases, and technological advantages.
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