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Maya civilization

Soconusco fell to the Spanish

1521
Soconusco, Veracruz, Mexico

After the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan fell to the Spanish in 1521, Hernán Cortés despatched Pedro de Alvarado to Guatemala with 180 cavalry, 300 infantry, 4 cannons, and thousands of allied warriors from central Mexico.


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