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The Aztec didn't know about the diseases of the Cortes so the Aztecs got sick and were weak. That made the Cortes stronger and be able to win the conquest.
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∙ 13y agoHe had guns, war dogs, and horses. The Europeans also brought diseases to the Aztecs.
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What Spanish conquistador led the conquest of the Aztec?
Hernán Cortés led the conquest of the Aztec.
How does Cortes describe the Aztec gods?
No
How does Cortes characterize the Aztec gods?
a
What happened to the Aztecs after the Spanish Conquest?
The Aztec goverment vanished and Cortes brought the Eurupean goverment. Tenochtitlan is now present day Mexico City. The Spanish brought chrirstananity.
What did Montezuma believe Cortes was?
Aztec Emperor Montezuma II believed Hernan Cortes was the god Queztacoaltl, but he was wrong and Cortes took him prisoner and the Aztec Empire fell to Spain.
Who was Aztec emperor during Cortes conquest?
Montezuma II
How was the Aztec civiization destroyed?
the Aztec civilization was destroyed by a spanish conquest lead by hernan Cortes
What Spanish leader lead the conquest ancient Aztec?
Hernan Cortes
What spanish leader led the conquest of the Aztec people?
Hernando Cortes
Who was the Aztec emperor during Cortes conquest and what happend to him?
Montezuma ll
A direct of the conquest of tenochtitlan by Herman Cortes in 1521?
fall of the Aztec Empire
Cortes relatively easy conquest of Tenochtitlan?
Aztec legends of a returning god, Quetzalcoatl
What was the effect of the Aztec legends of a returning god Quetzalcoatl?
Cortes relatively easy conquest of Tenochtitlan
Did Cortes exploit unrest within the Aztec empire to achieve his conquest of tenochtitlan?
No. That was Pizarro who conquered the Incans. Cortes relied on the Quetzalcoatl myth to pass as a God, get close to the Aztec emperor and ultimately betray him and conquer Mexico.
What aided Cortes the most in his conquest of the Aztec?
Diseases such as malaria had no cure in the days of the fall of the Aztec empire. Europeans had no cure for most diseases of the day. Cortes ended the Aztec empire by force of arms and the help of natives that the Aztecs frequently ruled by force as well.
What was the outcome of Cortes's voyage?
Cortes led the conquest of Aztec Mexico by the Spaniards. His name is normally given as Hernán Cortés. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_Mexico
What were the key advantages of Hernando Cortes in defeating the Aztec?
thay destroyed tenochtitlan the capital city of Aztecs
