The Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas, including Cortés' conquest of the Aztecs, Pizarro's inauguration of the Inca Empire, and the establishment of New Spain in present-day Mexico and the southwestern United States.
The Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas, including Cortés' conquest of the Aztecs, Pizarro's inauguration of the Inca Empire, and the establishment of New Spain in present-day Mexico and the southwestern United States.