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| A Spanish explorer of the 16th century, Hernán Cortés conquered the great Aztec Empire in 1521. His white skin and beard convinced Montezuma II, the ruler of the Aztec Empire, and the Aztec people that Cortés was actually the god-king Quetzalcoatl returning as prophesied. After he captured and razed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, Cortés built Mexico City. Today, ruins of the Templo Mayor, or main temple, of the Aztec capital are all that remains of Tenochtitlán. | ||||||
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| Native Americans of Middle and South America; Aztec Empire; Spanish Empire; Tenochtitlán; Cortés, Hernán; Mexico | ||||||
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