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Collision of Worlds: A Deep History of the Fall of Aztec Mexico and the Forging of New Spain History_Gift_Guide and the Presidential Medal ofMexico of five centuries ago was witness to one of the most momentous encounters between human societies, when a group of Spaniards led by Hernando Corts joined forces with tens of thousands of Mesoamerican allies to topple the mighty Aztec Empire. It served as a template for the forging of much of Latin America and initiated the globalized world we inhabit today. The violent clash that culminated in the Aztec Spanish war of 1519 21 and the new