Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

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conquest historical event military campaign

The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire canonical	58
Spanish conquest of Mexico	12
Conquest of the Aztec Empire	2
Conquest of Mexico	1
Cortés expedition to Mexico	1
Destruction of Tenochtitlan	1
Fall of Tenochtitlan	1
Hernán Cortés expedition to Mexico	1
Hernán Cortés’s conquest of the Aztec Empire	1
Siege of Tenochtitlan	1
Siege of Tenochtitlan (1521)	1
Spanish conquest of New Spain	1
Spanish–Aztec War	1
conquest of the Aztec Empire	1
expedition of Hernán Cortés	1
siege of Tenochtitlan	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conquest ⓘ historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ surface form: Conquest of Mexico
cause	Internal divisions among indigenous polities ⓘ Spanish search for wealth and territory ⓘ
countryInvolved	Aztec Empire ⓘ Crown of Castile ⓘ
describedIn	Cartas de Relación by Hernán Cortés ⓘ The True History of the Conquest of New Spain ⓘ
endTime	1521 ⓘ
followedBy	Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ surface form: Consolidation of the Viceroyalty of New Spain Spanish conquest of Guatemala ⓘ
hasCommander	Cuauhtémoc ⓘ Cuitláhuac ⓘ Hernán Cortés ⓘ La Malinche ⓘ Moctezuma II ⓘ Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ Pánfilo de Narváez ⓘ
hasEffect	Christianization of central Mexico ⓘ Demographic collapse of indigenous population ⓘ Destruction and looting of Aztec temples and treasures ⓘ Foundation of Mexico City on site of Tenochtitlan ⓘ Imposition of Spanish colonial rule ⓘ Spread of Old World diseases in Mesoamerica ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Bernal Díaz del Castillo ⓘ Charles I of Spain ⓘ surface form: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ⓘ La Malinche ⓘ Tlaxcalan leaders ⓘ
hasLanguage	Uto-Aztecan ⓘ surface form: Classical Nahuatl Spanish ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent	Spanish conquistadors ⓘ Tenochtitlan ⓘ Texcoco, Mexico ⓘ surface form: Texcoco Tlaxcala ⓘ Triple Alliance ⓘ
hasPart	Alliance with Tlaxcala ⓘ Battle of Otumba ⓘ Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Destruction of Tenochtitlan La Noche Triste ⓘ March from Veracruz to Tenochtitlan ⓘ Christianization of central Mexico ⓘ surface form: Massacre at the Templo Mayor Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Siege of Tenochtitlan
location	Aztec Empire ⓘ Central Mexico ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ
partOf	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
result	Collapse of the Aztec Empire ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ surface form: Establishment of New Spain Expansion of Spanish Empire in the Americas ⓘ Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fall of Tenochtitlan Spanish control of central Mexico ⓘ
significantFor	end of major Mesoamerican imperial power ⓘ transition from indigenous rule to Spanish colonial rule in central Mexico ⓘ
startTime	1519 ⓘ
timePeriod	early 16th century ⓘ
used	Firearms ⓘ Horses ⓘ Indigenous allies ⓘ Steel weapons ⓘ War dogs ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Fall of Tenochtitlan

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this entity surface form: Siege of Tenochtitlan

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this entity surface form: Destruction of Tenochtitlan

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this entity surface form: Conquest of Mexico

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this entity surface form: Siege of Tenochtitlan (1521)

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European colonization of the Americas → significantEvent → Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: conquest of the Aztec Empire

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