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Hace 4 días · The Spanish conquest of the Maya was a protracted conflict during the Spanish colonisation of the Americas, in which the Spanish conquistadores and their allies gradually incorporated the territory of the Late Postclassic Maya states and polities into the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain.
Hace 1 día · The Maya civilization ( / ˈmaɪə /) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script). The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas.
Hace 2 días · List of largest empires. The (red) and (blue) were the largest and second-largest empires in history, respectively. The precise extent of the Mongol Empire at its greatest territorial expansion is a matter of debate among scholars.
Hace 5 días · Spanish conquistadors founded Mexico City in 1521 atop the razed island-capital of Tenochtitlán, the cultural and political centre of the Aztec (Mexica) empire. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban settlements in the Western Hemisphere, and it is ranked as one of the world’s most populous metropolitan areas.
Hace 4 días · Like the Spanish Empire, the Aztec Empire engaged in wars of conquest, supported an elite class of noble warriors, and sent expeditions against neighboring states. War was aimed at expanding the empire, but warfare was also high drama and religious ritual.
Hace 5 días · The Spanish conquest took its course, as incredibly some 300 men took total control of the Aztecs’ empire of millions: the first, seemingly miraculous chapter in the saga of a whole continent’s surrender to European adventurers, fortune-hunters and missionaries.
Hace 5 días · In the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, the Aztecs ruled much of Mexico from their island capital of Tenochtitlan; today, spreading over the ruins of that same city is Mexico City, a city of some 25 million people.
