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=== Zapotec civilization ===
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The Zapotecs were a civilization that thrived in the [[Oaxaca Valley]] from the late 6th century BCE until their downfall at the hands of the Spanish conquistadors. The city of [[Monte Albán]] was an important religious center for the Zapotecs and served as the capital of the empire from 700 BCE to 700 CE. The Zapotecs resisted the expansion of the Aztecs until they were subjugated in 1502 under Aztec emperor [[Ahuitzotl]]. After the [[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire]], the Zapotecs resisted Spanish rule until King [[Cosijopii I]] surrendered in 1563.