The Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century and seized large quantities of gold. Estimates vary, but it is believed that they took several thousand pounds of gold.
Spain was explored by many prominent explorers including Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortes, and Francisco Pizarro. These explorers played significant roles in the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the establishment of the Spanish Empire.
The Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando Cotes' was faced with the opportunity to enrich Spain with precious metals and new colonial territory when he took on the task of defeating the Aztec empire. His modern weapons and the with the help of Native tribes that the Aztecs had conquered, made his efforts easier and helped Spain become a huge colonial power.
It took approximately 100 years to build the main temple of the Aztecs, Templo Mayor, in Tenochtitlan. Construction began in the early 14th century and continued until the early 16th century when it was destroyed by the Spanish conquistadors.
The capital of the Incas was Cusco, located in modern-day Peru. It was a significant city in the Inca Empire and served as the political, administrative, and cultural center. Today, Cusco remains an important tourist destination with numerous archaeological sites and a rich Incan history.
Hernando Cortez
The Aztecs & Incas lost there land & the Spanish took over.
The Aztecs and Incas lost their land and the Spanish took over
1521. the spanish first landed on the shores of the Aztecs in 1519.
The Aztecs and Incas lost thier land and the Spanish took over.
The Aztecs and Incas lost thier land and the Spanish took over.
Well the Spanish made the Aztecs be christen and flow the religion they also ditch the Aztec way of life and flowed what the Spanish did
The Incas never took over the Aztecs. Both were destroyed by the Spanish Conquistadors in the early 16th century.
They took over the American natives (Incas, Aztecs) and took the wealth for themselves and Spain.
they were conquered by the Spanish. The emperor and his men were killed. so they took over.
because they took over and the Aztec people became slaves
Hernado Cortez is the person who took over the Aztecs.