aug 13, 1521 - Cortes Captures Aztec Capital Tenochtitlan
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- 1st major conquistador
- utilized horses/scared natives
- allied themselves with city states under Aztec rule who were unhappy
- Aztecs soon realize that the Spaniards are not from the heavens
- Aztecs initially repel, but are weakened by illness
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