5 stages

stage 4- new lands

Aztec lands became a part of new Spain and renamed Mexico City.

stage 4- religion

Spanish tore down temples and built religious buildings over them

stage 4- culture loss

burnt down statues, gold etc...

stage 4- summary

Spanish brought in laws land, language, and religion to the land

Stage 3- disease

Disease killed millions of Aztecs due to their low immune system. Moctezuma killed.

Stage 3- Cochineal Dye

Europeans took dried insects (cochineal) to make vibrant dye.

Stage 3- Money funding for Spain

Slaves mined gold and silver and then made them into coins.

stage 2

Money, convert people to christanity, Gain new lands for Spain

stage 1

Aztec had many enemies, Moctezuma was the leader, The Aztec civilization was also highly developed socially, intellectually and artistically

stage 5

Historical Memory, Dominance of Spanish Language, Spread of Catholicism, Gained independence in the 19th century.