Cortés Conquers Aztecs in Mexico
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Explorers
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, Latin American History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Spain, Mexico
- Date: April, 1519-August, 1521
Article abstract: Cortés conquers Aztecs in Mexico, giving Spain control over Mexico and launching a conquest that will encompass most of the Americas.
Summary of Event
There is little dispute about the role of Hernán Cortés and the importance of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Nevertheless, the meaning of these events and the place of Cortés in the history of Mexico has undergone a profound transformation in the twentieth century. For centuries, Cortés was seen as a bold adventurer who seized the initiative from a hesitant Moctezuma and, with only...
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