What Aztecs that were not killed on the battlefield or were enslaved, were struck down with a variety of different diseases mainly smallpox which killed well over 90% of all Native Americans who contracted the horrible disease.
they were able to defeat the inca and the aztec because the spanish had more tecnology such as great guns and they were skilled horse riders. plus they had diseases that wiped out most of them.
Montezuma was best known as a Aztec leader at the time of the Spanish conquest.
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Spain conquered the Aztec and Inca empires. The Spanish were led by Hernando Cortés when they invaded the Aztec empire in 1519, and officially conquered the territory after capturing emperor Cuauhemoc as well as the Aztec empire's capital. Later, under Francisco Pizarro, Spanish soldiers captured the Incan emperor Atahualpa in the Battle of Cajamarca in 1532. This conquest was among the most important operations in Spain's quest to colonize the Americas.
The Spanish had horses, guns, swords, and cannon while the Aztecs still used hand weapons and spears. They also had the backing from tribes who disliked the Aztecs, such as the Talaxcala. However the defeat of the Aztecs and the downfall of Tenochtitlan was mainly due to the ravages of disease. Most of the population of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, were wiped out by the diseases the Spanish brought, to which the natives had no immunity.
it had killed most of them.
it had killed most of them.
it had killed most of them.
The population of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, is estimated to have been around 200,000 to 300,000 people at its peak. It was one of the largest and most sophisticated cities in the world at the time before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. The city was built on an island in Lake Texcoco and was a center of trade, culture, and power in the Aztec empire.
they were able to defeat the inca and the aztec because the spanish had more tecnology such as great guns and they were skilled horse riders. plus they had diseases that wiped out most of them.
It made them really sick and most of them died.
It depends. You mean after the Spanish conquest? Definitely no, as most of them were enslaved or killed by the Spanish conquistadors.
yes most of the Aztec died of smallpox which they got from spanish conquistadores.
Montezuma was best known as a Aztec leader at the time of the Spanish conquest.
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Most of the people in the Aztec empire were commoners, working as farmers, artisans, or traders. A significant portion of the population were also slaves who performed various tasks for their Aztec masters. The upper elite consisted of nobles, priests, and government officials.
No, in fact, most Mexicans have no drop of Aztec blood in there bodies. When the Spanish colonized Central America, most of the conquistadors refused to interbreed with the natives. This lack a combination means that not every person that lives in Mexico today are Aztec related.