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Cortes overthrew Emperor Moctezuma II and took control of the Aztec Empire.Loading...
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He enslaved the Aztec and other native peoples, looted and destroyed the Aztec capital, and built Mexico City on top of its ruins. The conquest of the Aztec Empire gave Spain a foothold from which they could expand their empire into North and South America.