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Which Spanish explorer landed in Mexico in 1519 and , after fighting wit the Aztecs claimed the Aztec empire as new Spain

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Hernan Cortez
Was the explorer who fought and took over the Aztec (Montezuma)
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Hernan Cortes was the Spanish explorer that landed in Mexico in 1519. He did eventually claimed the Aztec empire as New Spain.
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