Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador or conqueror that conquered the Aztec empire in 1521 with Help of commanders and leaders like Pedro de Alvarado, Gonzalo de Sandoval, Cristóbal de Olid, Nuño de Guzmán and others
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Independence
The minerals and elements in the soil.
The moors had given them many crops like oranges, lemons, peaches, dates, sugar canes, and many other fruits and thing they needed.