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Which European explorer caused the collapse of the Aztec Civilisation?

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Christopher Columbus
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Hernan Cortes
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Francisco Pizarro
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Solution

The correct option is B Hernan Cortes
In the sixteenth century, around 1519, the Aztec empire collapsed before a handful of adventurers led by a Spanish conqueror named Hernan Cortes. The great city of Tenochtitlan perished in one of the world's worst genocides.

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