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spain
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a number of upstart states begin to compete for power and estableshin an empire by the tenth century
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the aztecs move into mexico
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the aztec conquored their cheif rivals at the city of Azcapotzalco
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Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba, the first European to visit Mexican territory
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ortes sets sail from Cuba with 11 ships, more than 450 soldiers and a large number of supplies, including 16 horses.
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Cortes and his men arrive in Tenochtitlan
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After a bloody series of conflicts–involving the Aztecs, the Tlascalans and other native allies of the Spaniards, and a Spanish force sent by Velasquez
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Napoleon Bonaparte occupies Spain, The ensuing Peninsular War between Spain (backed by Britain) and France will lead almost directly to the Mexican war for independence, as the colonial government in New Spain falls into disarray and its opponents begin to gain momentum.
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In the midst of factional struggles within the colonial government, Father Manuel Hidalgo, a priest in the small village of Dolores