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    The Fall of Tenochtitlan was the decisive event in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521. Led by Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistadors, aided by indigenous allies like La Malinche, were able to exploit divisions within the Aztec Empire and lay siege to the capital city of Tenochtitlan over numerous battles. The siege directly led to the downfall of the Aztec civilization and marked the end of the first phase of the Spanish conquest. The Aztec population was devastated by a smallpox epidemic that killed much of its leadership while leaving the Spanish relatively unaffected. The conquest of the Aztec Empire allowed Spain to gain substantial access to the Pacific Ocean, finally achieving its

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    The Fall of Tenochtitlan was the decisive event in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521. Led by Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistadors, aided by indigenous allies like La Malinche, were able to exploit divisions within the Aztec Empire and lay siege to the capital city of Tenochtitlan over numerous battles. The siege directly led to the downfall of the Aztec civilization and marked the end of the first phase of the Spanish conquest. The Aztec population was devastated by a smallpox epidemic that killed much of its leadership while leaving the Spanish relatively unaffected. The conquest of the Aztec Empire allowed Spain to gain substantial access to the Pacific Ocean, finally achieving its

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    Inglés 2sa César Andrés Solís Segura

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    The Fall of Tenochtitlan was the decisive event in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521. Led by Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistadors, aided by indigenous allies like La Malinche, were able to exploit divisions within the Aztec Empire and lay siege to the capital city of Tenochtitlan over numerous battles. The siege directly led to the downfall of the Aztec civilization and marked the end of the first phase of the Spanish conquest. The Aztec population was devastated by a smallpox epidemic that killed much of its leadership while leaving the Spanish relatively unaffected. The conquest of the Aztec Empire allowed Spain to gain substantial access to the Pacific Ocean, finally achieving its

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    The Fall of

    Tenochtitlan
    Presented By:
    Angel Alonso Ramirez Sanchez
    Alejandro Hernández Bautista
    Cesar Andrés Solís Segura
    Where did it
    start?
    •the capital of the Aztec Empire,
    was a decisive event in the
    Spanish conquest of the empire. It
    occurred in 1521 following
    extensive manipulation of local
    factions and exploitation of pre-
    existing political divisions by
    Spanish conquistador
    Hernán Cortés.
    •He was aided by indigenous
    allies, and his interpreter and
    companion La Malinche.
    •Although numerous battles were
    fought between the Aztec Empire
    and the Spanish-led coalition
    Who were they
    made up of?
    •which was composed mainly of
    Tlaxcaltec men, it was the siege of
    Tenochtitlan that directly led to the
    downfall of the Aztec civilization and
    marked the end of the first phase of the
    Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
    Did thez Aztec
    populaction have
    problems?
    The Aztec population was devastated
    at the time by high mortality due to a
    smallpox epidemic
    •which killed much of its leadership.
    Because smallpox had been endemic
    in Asia and Europe for centuries, the
    Spanish had developed an acquired
    immunity and were affected
    relatively little in the epidemic
    How do
    you take the
    conquest?
    The conquest of the Aztec Empire
    was a critical stage in the
    Spanish colonization of the Ameri
    cas
    .
    •With this conquest, Spain gained
    substantial access to the
    Pacific Ocean. Through that, the
    Spanish Empire could finally
    achieve its original oceanic goal
    of reaching the Asian markets.
    With this The Fall of Tecochtitlan
    ended on August 13, 1521
    That was all,
    thanks for
    your attention

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