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Obvious advantages immediately stand out. The invading Conquistadors consisted of well trained mobilized militias trained in military tactics and outfitted with gunpowder and steel. However, two other factors should be considered. These are literacy and disease. A large amount of Spanish success revolved around being a literary society; allowing them to deceive Aztec emperors. Also, to be considered is the rampant spread of European disease across North America introduced by the Spanish; most notably smallpox. Disease spread faster across the continent than the Spanish; decimating around 80 percent of the indigenous population.

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