How Did Cortes Influence The Destruction Of America

The actions of the competing European nations for colonies around the world following the exploits of Christopher Columbus was war. The Spaniards were led by Hernan Cortes, who defied orders of the Spanish and went to gain control of Mexico. On his way to the Capital of the Aztec Empire, Cortes created an alliance with Tenochtitlán , the enemies of the Aztecs. Cortes had to retreat out of Tenochtitlán because his men were outnumbered, he later returned, and used their advantages. The Spanish won by ending the supply of water and food to the Native Americans which killed a great amount of them. This was the beginning of the Spanish gaining control of the Americas. Francisco Pizarro did the same thing Cortes did, and this started to weaken the