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on August 13, 1521, Hernán Cortés and conquistidors over tooke the ruling body of the Aztecs.
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Montezuma I ruled the Aztecs from 1440 to 1469, he was credited with helping the empire grow until it reached the gulf of mexico,the construnction of the Chapultepec aqueduct was complted under his rule.
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Acamapichtli became the first ruler of the Aztec empire, he was considered one of the greatest leaders of the empire.
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The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325 on an island in the lake that filled the Basin of Mexico.the city was built up on rocks brought in and pilled on stacked that were tied together.many canals through the city was the means of transportation of people and goods.
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The Mexica people settled near Lake Texcoco, in Chapultepec which is now Mexico City.This is where they began to build their great nation. They were a strong warrior group.
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The Aztec Empire was one of the greatest ruling class of the Mesoamericas. It was made up of many different ethnicity's that spoke a plethora of languages.
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The Aztec state is actually the most well documented Mesoamerican civilization with sources including archaeology. http://www.ancient.eu/Aztec_Civilization/
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The Mexica explored the area now known as Mexico trying to find a place to inhabit.
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The Aztec known for its great architecture as seen by the remnants of the temples were also fearless fighters who often sacrificed their enemies to one of the Aztec gods .
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Montecuhzoma II he was the ninth emperor of The Aztec that ruled very sternly which caused some of people to help Hernan Cortes to over through the kingdom.
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When Montezuma died , he was succeeded as emperor by Axayacatl , by the time of his death the empired had grown from Guatamala to the gulf coast.
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Hernán Cortés and his conquistidors traveling from spain came to mexico to obtain new lands for the king after a fierce battles the Aztec people were defeated and Cortes took the lands for the Spanish colonies.
