(A.D. 1519–1521) Cortes(A.D. 1485–1547) Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who toppled the Aztec Empire and conquered much of present-day Mexico for Spain. more led a small Spanish force and exploited friction within the Aztec Empire to defeat it and establish Spanish rule in central Mexico, establishing Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan.
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