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The beginning
In the ancient Mexico people had normal lives, and invented things to survive. They made their economy systems, and many other things -
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The beginning
One day, in the same year of 1521 people arrived to their territory. Mexican people believed they were gods. But they were Spanish people, who arrived to Mexico by order of king Carlos II -
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The beginning
When Spaniards arrived, Aztecs offered them food, Women and gold. Spaniards wanted more, so they went to another place -
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Tenochtitlan
They finally arrived to Tenochtitlan, and Hernán Cortés was received with honors and a big ceremony by Moctezuma -
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Tenochtitlan
Moctezuma was captured by Spaniards, so a big fights between Aztecs and Spaniards began. It lasted a long time, This fight gave place to many, many deaths -
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Tenochtitlan
After the long time of Tenochtitlan, and the infinite fight Hernán had with Aztecs, in 1520 Hernán Cortés sat down under a tree and cried. This was known as The sad night -
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New Spain
After some time, In August 13th of 1521, Cuauhtemoc was captured, and that gave place to the fall of the Aztecs. That's when Mexico was conquered, and under control of Spain -
New Spain
A lot of time passed, in the first century after the Spanish conquer, It was the second period of the New Spain. -
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By that time, Spaniards started mixing with Mexican people, giving place to mestizos. They brought many things and illnesses too. A new social structure was built too. Church controlled everything -
New Spain
The third period of the New Spain arrived, and most of the people living in Mexico were mestizos. 200 years had gone after the Spanish conquer. -
New Spain
Spaniards were of course the people with the most benefits, while the small amount of indigenous people worked for them. The government form became viceroyalty -
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The third period of New Spain was near its end, and by the time, the top religion was catholic, the top language was Spanish and most of the mexican people spoke that language. Nothing was the same after the conquer -
Bye bye, Spain
One day, exactly in September 16th of 1810, the independence day was declared, ending Spain's control over Mexico and making a free country, just like before. Mexico fought against Spaniards that day