Which city did Cortes capture after marching from Veracruz to conquer the Aztec capital?

Which city did Cortes capture after marching from Veracruz to conquer the Aztec capital?

• A. Tenochtitlan
• B. Teotihuacan
• C. Cusco
• D. Puebla

Answer: (A)

The main idea is identifying the Aztec capital that Cortes aimed to conquer after landing at Veracruz. The city he captured was Tenochtitlan, the political and ceremonial heart of the Aztec empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco. Cortes and his small force reached Tenochtitlan and, after a prolonged siege and complex alliances, overthrew the city in 1521, marking the fall of the Aztec Empire and the beginning of colonial rule in central Mexico. Teotihuacan is an earlier, pre-Aztec city; Cusco was the Inca capital far to the south, and Puebla is a regional city along the route, not the capital conquered.

The main idea is identifying the Aztec capital that Cortes aimed to conquer after landing at Veracruz. The city he captured was Tenochtitlan, the political and ceremonial heart of the Aztec empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco. Cortes and his small force reached Tenochtitlan and, after a prolonged siege and complex alliances, overthrew the city in 1521, marking the fall of the Aztec Empire and the beginning of colonial rule in central Mexico. Teotihuacan is an earlier, pre-Aztec city; Cusco was the Inca capital far to the south, and Puebla is a regional city along the route, not the capital conquered.