Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztec Empire (jan 1, 1519 – aug 2, 1521)

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[1519 - 1521]

Arrives in Mexico with 500 men
Forms alliances with groups that hate Aztecs (e.g.: Tlaxcalans)

Cortes enters Tenochtitlan (capital of Aztec) and starts a massacre
- the king dies

June 1520:
People of Tenochtitlan revolts & Cortes is forced to flee

Cortes regroups with Indigenous allies & performs a siege on Tenochtitlan
Smallpox also devastates the people of Tenochtitlan

August 1521: Tenochtitlan falls (end of Aztec empire)

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