Question

Which of the following was an effect of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Inca?

(1 point)
Responses

Aztec lands became known as Mexico.

Aztec lands became known as Mexico. - no response given

Thousands of Spanish colonists died after exposure to new diseases.

Answer 1

Aztec lands became known as Mexico.

Explanation: After the Spanish defeated the Aztec Empire they established colonial rule (New Spain) over the territory that later became Mexico. The opposite statement is false: European diseases devastated indigenous populations; Spanish colonists generally did not die in large numbers from those diseases.