Topic

americas

3 questions tagged americas — spanning every one of the seven Ws.

when

When did the Aztec Empire fall?

The Aztec Empire fell on 13 August 1521, when Spanish conquistadors and their Indigenous allies captured the capital, Tenochtitlan.

historyamericas
when

When did the Spanish conquer the Inca Empire?

The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire began in 1532, when Francisco Pizarro captured the emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca.

historyamericas
where

Where do jaguars live?

Jaguars live in the Americas, from Mexico through Central America to South America, with the largest populations in the Amazon Basin.

animalsamericas