Better weapons, Incans were destroyed by disease.
to get gold
Reasons for Aztec and incan conquer: 1. The tribes were quite primitive and so was their war material! 2. The spanish brought diseases that the incans and Aztecs had never heard of! 3. The Aztecs and incans believed that their gods would protect them, The spanish smashed the gods!
Conquistar, hence "conquistadors".
montezuma II
Conquistadors conquered Mexico, Peru, Panama, and virtually all of what is now Latin America.
The conquistadors are best known for their subjugation of the Aztecs in Mexico (Cortes) and the Incas in Peru (Pizarro).
Spain wanted gold, silver, and other riches from the new world. The Spanish method of colonization was to conquer. Spain sent conquistadors, or spanish soldiers, to conquer land in the new world. The spanish conquered land in South America from the Peruvians and Incans and imposed Christianity on the conquered people.
Their Tlaxcalan allies
Hernando Cortez
Aztec and Inca
The conquistadors were extremely active during the Age of Exploration which started in the 15th century and continued through the 17th century. :)
South America ;)