Their Tlaxcalan allies
Hernando Cortez
The conquistadors are best known for their subjugation of the Aztecs in Mexico (Cortes) and the Incas in Peru (Pizarro).
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because of a dieses they did not have a cure for
because of a dieses they did not have a cure for
Spanish conquistadors
The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs.
The Aztecs had gold.
They were much stronger. The Aztecs, at first, thought the arriving Spaniards were "people of Heaven". However, after the Spanish leader Cortes murdered their king and started looting all the wealth, primarily gold. Despite the Aztec's sophisticated society, they were no match for the conquistadors. Along with the Spanish conquistadors "conquerors" came missionaries, in an attempt to convert the Aztecs. Not long after the the Spanish arrived, the Aztec population was reduced to 10%. Simply put, the Aztecs were no match for the Spanish.
Hernand Cortez and his Spanish Conquistadors.
disease and Spanish conquistadors