The expeditions of Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro led to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca empires, respectively. Cortés's conquest in Mexico resulted in the fall of Tenochtitlán and the establishment of Spanish colonial rule, while Pizarro's expedition in Peru led to the capture and execution of Inca leader Atahualpa and the eventual Spanish domination of the region. These conquests significantly expanded Spanish territories in the Americas, facilitated the extraction of wealth through resources like gold and silver, and had profound impacts on indigenous populations, cultures, and societies.
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