Spanish Conquest of the Aztec (31 magg 1519 anni – 31 gen 1530 anni)
Descrizione:
The Aztec ruler, Moctezuma, welcomed Cortés, but Moctezuma soon sent the Spaniards away. The conquistadors were greedy for gold. His soldiers had horses, guns, and armor, and the Aztecs did not. Smallpox made the Aztecs weak. Cortés defeated them. In 1535, Spain controlled the Aztec empire and named it New Spain. After Cortés, conquistadors explored Central and South America to find gold and treasure. Pizarro conquered the Inca empire in South America in the 1530s. Key concept 4.3Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
31 magg 1519 anni
31 gen 1530 anni
~ 10 years