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The Spanish campaign began in February 1519, and was declared victorious on August 13, 1521, when a coalition army of Spanish forces and native {{Wiki|Tlaxcala|Tlaxcalan}} warriors led by [[Hernán Cortés]] and {{Wiki|Xicotencatl II|Xicotencatl the Younger}} captured the emperor {{Wiki|Cuauhtemoc}} and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. | The Spanish campaign began in February 1519, and was declared victorious on August 13, 1521, when a coalition army of Spanish forces and native {{Wiki|Tlaxcala|Tlaxcalan}} warriors led by [[Hernán Cortés]] and {{Wiki|Xicotencatl II|Xicotencatl the Younger}} captured the emperor {{Wiki|Cuauhtemoc}} and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. | ||
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The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was one of the most significant events in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
The Spanish campaign began in February 1519, and was declared victorious on August 13, 1521, when a coalition army of Spanish forces and native Tlaxcalan warriors led by Hernán Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger captured the emperor Cuauhtemoc and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire.