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The Spanish explorer and conquistador responsible for the downfall of the Aztec Empire was Hernando Cortes.

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Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) conquered what later became Mexico.

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Hernando Cortes!!!

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Q: Who Led the Spanish expedition that conquered the Aztec empire of Mexico in the first quarter of the sixteenth century?
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