1 oct. 1519 - Hernan Cortes exploration
Description:
the first explorer to come across a major American civilization, Tenochtitlan. (Aztec Empire)BTW, Spanish Conquistador (wanting to spread Christianity and gain new land)
Cortes dominated the Aztec empire with superior military tactics and tools (gunpowder and iron weapons) as well as the spread of SMALLPOX
LATER, Fransico Pizarro conquered the Aztec Empire, holding the king captive, receiving ransom, and killing him anyway. (BTW, Pizarro was a Spanish Conquistador - wanting to spread Christianity and gain new land)
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 oct. 1519
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 506 ans