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Hernán Cortés invaded Mexico

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    Hernán Cortés

    Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valle de Oaxaca (Spanish pronunciation: [erˈnan korˈtes]; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the King of Castile, in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish colonizers that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
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    Gerónimo de Aguilar

    Aguilar was later involved with the 1519 Spanish conquest of Mexico, and with La Malinche he assisted Hernán Cortés in translating indigenous language to Spanish. ... Hernán Cortés invaded Mexico in 1519.
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    Metro Villa de Cortés

    Metro Villa de Cortés is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. ... The station logo depicts a helmet of the type used by the Spanish conquerors (conquistadores) who, led by Hernán Cortés, invaded the Aztec empire in the 16th century.
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    Mexico

    The United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (help·info)), commonly known as Mexico (English: /ˈmɛksɪkoʊ/) (Spanish: México (help·info) [ˈmexiko]), is a federal constitutional republic in North America. ... In the early 16th century, from the landing of Hernán Cortés, the Aztec civilization was invaded and conquered by the Spaniards.
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    Military history of Mexico

    In 1519, the native civilizations of Mexico were invaded by Spain, and two years later in 1521, the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan was conquered. ... Hernán Cortés
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    Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

    The invasion began in February 1519 and was acclaimed victorious on August 13, 1521, by a coalition army of Spanish conquistadors and Tlaxcalan warriors led by Hernán Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger against the Aztec Empire. ... | Mexico 68 |
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    History of Mexico

    Later in the 19th Century, France invaded Mexico (1861) and ruled until 1867[citation needed]. ... Hernán Cortés: Página de relación
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    Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico

    The postal system of Mexico may be said to have begun with the Aztecs, who operated a system of messengers; they worked well enough that Hernán Cortés continued using them after the 1521 conquest. ... Between 6 January and 8 January, 1862, French troops invaded Mexico, supported by Mexican monarchists, many of whom were part of the nobility, ultimately capturing Mexico City on 10 July, 1863.
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    Acapulco

    Acapulco (officially known as Acapulco de Juárez) is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 kilometres (190 mi) southwest from Mexico City. ... The first states that two years after the Conquest, Hernán Cortés sent explorers west to find gold.
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    Francisco Pizarro

    A year later, Pizarro invaded Cuzco with indigenous troops and with it sealed the conquest of Peru. ... The first copy was offered to Mexico to represent Hernán Cortés, though it was rejected.

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