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SPANISH CONQUEST |
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After the expedition of Francisco Hernández Córdoba (1517) 35, and Juan de Grijalva (1518), Hernán Cortes and his men arrived in Cozumel and reached the shores Tabasco, which was opposed by the Maya in Centla. In this region founded Santa Maria de la Victoria and received as a gift to Malinche, who served as valuable interpreter of extranjeros. The Spanish went to the coast of Veracruz, where they penetrated the interior of Mesoamerica. Established alliances with some indigenous peoples and advanced to Mexico-Tenochtitlan. On the way the Allies defeated Mexica, as in Cholula. Moctezuma Spanish peacefully Xocoyotzin received, but Toxcatl massacre put the Aztecs on an guerra. Cuitlahuac defeated the invaders at 1520. but died during cocoliztli huey. Cuauhtémoc, last tlatoani Tenochtitlan, was arrested on August 13, 1521. and executed in 1525. After holding Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the Spanish set out to conquer the rest of New Spain in a process that lasted throughout the colonial period. Thewas accompanied by military conquest and Christianization acculturation of indigenous peoples.
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