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Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire
Spanish and Indigenous allied campaign that toppled the Aztec Empire and opened central Mexico to colonial rule.
Historical overview
Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire combined Spanish expeditionary forces with Indigenous allies against Mexica power. The fall of Tenochtitlan opened central Mexico to colonial rule.
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1500-1599historical border era
Early modern conquest and wars of religion
European oceanic conquest, Reformation warfare, Ottoman-Habsburg rivalry and Asian state wars define a more connected conflict map.
Spanish conquests transform the Americas. Religious wars split parts of Europe.