Answer:
Cortes renamed the capital as New Mexico.
Step-by-step explanation:
After the first voyage of Columbus, Spanish explorers who were relentless in their quest for land and gold, started to colonize lands across the Atlantic. They were fascinated by the Aztec wealth in gold. In the early sixteenth century, a Spanish explorer named Hernán Cortés arrived in the capital city of the Aztec Empire called Tenochtitlán. With the help of people who resented Aztec rule and some alliances, Spanish under the leadership of Cortés was able to capture Tenochtitlán for Spain and renamed it as Mexico City.