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Q139 (NDA-I/2023) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) Official Key

Which one of the following European explorer conquered Mexico ?

Explanation

Hernán Cortés (Option D) was a Spanish Conquistador responsible for the conquest of the Aztec Empire in modern-day Mexico. Between 1519 and 1521, Cortés led an expedition that eventually resulted in the fall of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán, establishing Spanish colonial rule in the region.

  • Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who discovered the direct sea route from Europe to India in 1498.
  • Bartholomew Diaz was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope (the southern tip of Africa) in 1488.
  • Magellan (Ferdinand Magellan) led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth, though he died in the Philippines before the voyage was completed.

Thus, Hernán Cortés is the explorer who conquered Mexico.

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