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Name the Spanish conqueror who put an end to the independent rule in Mexico.

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Pizarro

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Vasco Da Gama

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Christopher Columbus

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Cortez

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The correct option is D Cortez
Hernan Cortes was born in 1485 in Medellin, western Spain. He led an expedition to kill the people and plunder Mexico. Eventually, he killed the local king and put an end to the independent rule of Mexico.

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