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Why were spanish conquistadors so successful in conquering native people?
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∙ 11y ago
It was quiet simple really. The conquistadors had better weapons and better tactics.
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∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoMostly the technology because the conquistadors had guns and steel while the Aztecs and the Inca fought with wooden and stone weapons
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Why were the spanish conquistadors so successful in conquering the native people?
They had superior weapons.
Why were the conquistadors so successful in conquering native Americans?
Superior technology: professional soldiers armed with cannons, iron swords, armor and horses against foot warriors armed with spears and maces.Disease resistance: American natives didn't have resistance to diseases such as smallpox. This was the reason they died by the millions.
How did spanish conquistadors treat the native americans they encountered?
The Spanish Conquistadors conquered the Native Americans because they wanted their gold.
Which Native American empires did Spanish conquistadors conquer?
Aztec and Inca
How did a small number of Spanish conquistadors conquer huge numbers of Native American empires?
Spanish conquistadors conquered a huge number of Native Americans because the Spanish was armed with guns, hores, swords, etc. But the Native Americans didn't have the weapons the Spanish had.
Right granted by spanish government to the conquistadors that turned native Americans into slaves?
encomienda
The right granted by the spanish government to the conquistadors that turned native Americans into slaves?
was called
What animal did the spanish conquistadors bring with them that changed the life of the native American.How this animal changed life for the native Americans?
The Spanish Conquistadors brought horses. The horses make it easier for the native Americans to get around. They could cover more territory riding horses than they could on foot.
The right granted by the spanish government to the conquistadors that turned native Americans into slaves is called what?
encomienda
What was the right granted by the Spanish government to the conquistadors that turned Native Americans into slaves called?
encomienda
Who was Hernando Cortes and why was he important?
He was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico for Spain by defeating the Mayan Empire. This cannot be a minor edit.. the wrong Native American empire is named. Hernando Cortez conquered the Aztec Native American Empire. He was able to send gold back to Spain. Up until this time, conquering Mexico was the biggest Spanish accomplishment for the conquistadors.
How did the Spanish build their empire in the Americans?
The Portuguese and Spanish explorers and conquistadors built their New World empires by suppressing the Native Americans.
