CORTÉS’S CONQUEST OF THE AZTECS Cortés’s Conquest of The Aztecs Cortés’s Conquest of The Aztecs The Aztec Empire was a Native American State that ruled much of what is now Mexico from about 1427 until 1521, until the Spaniards conquered the empire. The empire represented the highest point in the development of the rich Aztec civilization that had begun more than a century earlier. At the height of their power, the …showed first 75 words of 1663 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1663 total…built Mexico City. The city’s present-day cathedral rises over the ruins of an Aztec temple, and the palace of the Mexican president stands on the site of the palace of Montezuma. References Jacques Soustelle. (1970), Daily Life of the Aztecs, on the Eve of the Spanish Conquest. Miquel Leon-Portilla. (1990), A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind (Civilization of the American Indian Series, Vol 67) William B. Taylor (Editor), Kenneth Mills (Editor). (1998), Colonial Spanish America ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**