The Aztecs had a prophecy about their god, a white man, who sailed across the sea and someday would return. When they saw Cortés, they thought he was this god come back to them and let him and his people walk freely through the city and did not attack them until Cortés, his people and a group of Indians, whom the Aztecs had conquered and now taxed, started killing the Aztecs
The Aztecs initially did not oppose the European conquerors due to a combination of factors, including the belief that the Spanish might be divine or fulfill prophecies about gods returning. Additionally, the Aztec Empire was weakened by internal strife, such as political rivalries and the effects of smallpox, which decimated their population. The Spaniards also formed alliances with rival city-states that opposed the Aztecs, further undermining their strength and resistance. These factors contributed to the relatively swift conquest despite the Aztecs' initial military capabilities.
European diseases
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They brought European diseases with them.
1521, he started in 1519.
Hernando Cortez 1519-1521
Actually, they did oppose them, but the weapons and trained armed soldiers were more powerful.
The Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes in the early 16th century. The Incas were conquered by the Spanish under Francisco Pizarro in the mid-16th century. The Maya civilization, while weakened by European diseases and Spanish conquest in the 16th century, was not fully conquered in the same way as the Aztecs and Incas.
The Aztecs initially did not oppose the European conquerors due to a combination of factors, including the belief that the Spanish might be divine or fulfill prophecies about gods returning. Additionally, the Aztec Empire was weakened by internal strife, such as political rivalries and the effects of smallpox, which decimated their population. The Spaniards also formed alliances with rival city-states that opposed the Aztecs, further undermining their strength and resistance. These factors contributed to the relatively swift conquest despite the Aztecs' initial military capabilities.
Spain was involved with the Aztecs, specifically Hernando Cortes.
European diseases
The Spanish were
They beleived that the Europeans and their horses were returning gods and treated them as royalty.
Many Aztecs converted to the religion of Spain.
Spain.
Hornan Cortes was a very cruel explorer who also conquered the Aztecs.