Which Spanish conquistador, born in Medellin, led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire in 1521?

• A Francisco Pizarro
• B Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• C Hernan Cortes ✓
• D Pedro de Alvarado

Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan after landing on the Mexican coast in 1519.