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The 57 pages that link to Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, each with the reason it gives.

• Spanish colonization of the AmericasBroader topic: It established Spanish rule in central Mexico through alliance and military force.

• Age of DiscoveryBroader topic: It shows how European invasion relied on Indigenous alliances, disease, and military force.

• MesoamericaBroader topic: The conquest of Tenochtitlan became a decisive episode in colonization of the region.

• New SpainBroader topic: The conquest provided the political foundation for Spain’s later colonial government in Mexico.

• Aztec EmpireBroader topic: It dismantled the alliance's sovereignty and began Spanish colonial rule in the region.

• European colonization of the AmericasBroader topic: It shows how alliances, epidemic disease, and military force combined in a major conquest.

• New WorldBroader topic: It illustrates the violence and political upheaval hidden by a seemingly neutral geographical label.

• Spanish treasure fleetBroader topic: Conquest opened access to American wealth and helped establish routes for transatlantic shipping.

• MusketBroader topic: Spanish forces carried early firearms, including matchlock weapons, during the conquest.

• Antonio de MendozaBroader topic: Mendoza inherited a colonial government built on the conquest and its aftermath.

• Pre-Columbian eraBroader topic: It shows how conquest followed contact in one major American polity.

• ConquistadorBroader topic: Hernán Cortés’s campaign is the most familiar model of a conquistador-led conquest.

• ConquestBroader topic: It combined invasion with Indigenous alliances, epidemic disease, and the collapse of an empire.

• History of MexicoBroader topic: It began colonial rule over the territory that became Mexico.

• History of SpainBroader topic: It illustrates how conquest and Indigenous alliances expanded Spanish rule in the Americas.

• AztecsBroader topic: It ended Mexica imperial rule through war, alliances, and epidemic disease.