SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ led the Spanish forces that invaded and conquered the ____ in Mexico
A
Hernan Cortes; Inca
B
Francisco Pizarro; Inca
C
Hernan Cortes; Aztec
D
Francisco Pizarro; Aztec
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Soon after the Spanish colonization of Cuba in 1519, a small army led by Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) conquered Mexico from the Aztecs. Cortés first attacked and then made allies of towns.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1519, inspired by rumors of gold and the existence of large, sophisticated cities in the Mexican interior, Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) was appointed to head an expedition of eleven ships and five hundred men to Mexico. At that time the great empire of the Mexica-now known as the Aztecs-dominated much of Mesoamerica.

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