Cortés Lands in Mexico: Aztec Empire Falls
Hernán Cortés lands on Mexico's coast with a small force, igniting a campaign that dismantles the Aztec Empire within two years. This conquest transfers vast gold reserves to Spain and establishes centuries of European colonial rule across Mesoamerica.
March 4, 1519
507 years ago
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