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Spanish Conquest of the Americas

1519–1572 Americas Status: ended Casualties: ~8 million (battle + smallpox epidemic)

Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire (1519–21) and Francisco Pizarro the Inca (1532–33). Introduced diseases wiped out up to 90% of indigenous populations. Reshaped the Americas permanently.

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Belligerents

  • Spanish Crown (Cortés, Pizarro)
  • Aztec Empire
  • Inca Empire
  • Maya

Casualties

~8 million (battle + smallpox epidemic)

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.