Synthetic horseshoes, available since 1990, are made of nylon and various forms of plastic, such as acrylic polymers, polyurethane and polyethylene. They are glued, rather than nailed, to the hoof, which prevents the trapping of moisture between the shoe and the hoof.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. (Redirected from The destruction of the Aztec) The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (begun February 1519) was one of the most significant events in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
(1466-1520). In 1519 Montezuma II was emperor of the Aztec people. His empire, centered in what is now Mexico, was the most advanced civilization in North America. But one year later Montezuma was dead, and his people were under the domination of invaders from Spain.