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Who is the Spaniard who led the conquest of the Aztecs?

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Hernan Cortez

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"Between 1519 and 1521, Spanish conquistadors , led by Hernán Cortés, overthrew the Aztec Empire. This event is called the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire . Cortés helped old enemies of the Aztecs defeat them in one of the most important events in the Spanish colonization of the Americas."

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Hernan Cortés invaded Mexico in 1519 and conquered the Aztec Empire.

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