FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Middle History In May 1521, Cortés and his followers attacked and conquered the Aztecs. Cortés then colonized the area and named it Nueva España (New Spain). By 1574, Spain controlled a large portion of the Aztec empire and had enslaved most of the indigenous population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spanish conquest 1519-Small Spanish army led by Hernan Cortes lands at Veracruz, marking the start of Spain’s conquest of Mexico. 1521-Allied with local anti-Aztec forces, Cortes’ men capture the capital Tenochtitlan (modern-day Mexico City). 1521-1820-Mexico forms part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spaniards, under Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), sail from Cuba and land in present-day Veracruz in 1519. Eventually they penetrate most Mesoamerican regions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The population of Greater Mexico City is about 21.3 million, which makes it the largest metropolitan area of the Western Hemisphere, and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world.