According to Your Textbook, What Is Considered to Be the Starting

question 60

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, what is considered to be the starting point of Mexican political history?

• A) The arrival of Cortes in the Yucatan Peninsula.
• B) The toppling of the Aztec Empire in 1521 by Cortes.
• C) The loss of Mexican territory following the Mexican-American war in 1848.
• D) The start of the Mexican Revolution in 1910.
• E) The end of French rule by Emperor Maximilian in 1867.

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