Which best describes the conquest of mexico? a. led by hernandez cortez, spanish armies seized the aztec emperor and laid siege to the capital city. b. through lengthy negotiation and threat of conquest, hernandez cortez was able to win significant territory from the aztec emperor. c. taking advantage of civil war, spanish armies infiltrated warring factions within the aztec empire and seized control. d. competing spanish conquistadores carved up the weakened aztec empire and divided the spoils between them.