Montezuma was the Aztec's leader. Spanish leader was Hernando Cortes.
Who attacked other religions and tried to convert others the Spanish or the Aztecs ?
the Spanish were their enemy's and they attacked them with diseases and killed them unfortuntally.
The Aztecs built the kingdom in 1417. They thought it would keep people out and it did until the Spanish came and attacked them
Those attacked by the Inquisition Various Latin American indigenous peoples (Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, etc.)
1.) Had advanced technology 2.) not immune to virus that spanish brought with them 3.) Threw many celebrations, so the spanish attacked them when they weren't ready
The Spanish had guns and the Aztecs did not.
The Spaniards attacked the Aztecs during a festival
The first time he attacked the Aztecs, he took advantage of Montezuma's (Aztec leader) hospitality, taking him prisoner. This led to Hernan Cortes controlling the Aztecs, until they rebelled, finally forcing Hernan Cortes out. Cortes then waited for more Spanish troops to arrive, and when they did, going back to attack the Aztecs, but this time completely demolishing their city of Tenochtitlan.
noche triste.i am a APUSH student, and literally just read this out of my textbook :"On the noche triste (sad night) of June 30, 1520, the Aztecs attacked, ..."
the spanish thought of the aztecs as slaves
the Aztecs as other native American races were defeated for several reasons: the spanish soldiers had allied with other tribes to defeat them (the tlaxcalls) the spanish soldiers carried diseases that killed many Indians (smallpox) the spanish had technologies that gave them advantage in combat (horses powder and different combat strategies)
Tenochtitlan