Cortez and Pizarro were able to conquer the Incas and Aztecs fairly easily due to several factors. These factors include superior military technology such as firearms, steel weapons, and armor, as well as the strategic use of horses, which were unfamiliar to the indigenous peoples. Additionally, the Spanish benefited from alliances with indigenous groups who were enemies of the Aztecs and Incas, as well as the devastating impact of European diseases like smallpox, which decimated the native populations. The Spanish also exploited internal divisions and political instability within the Aztec and Inca empires to their advantage.
The Aztecs were a huge empire and had many people and they could've easily ambushed Hernan Cortez and the other Spanish Conquistadors when they first arrived
Cortez beat the Aztecs by good luck and a fortuitous timing.There is often a "superior white people" argument that the Spainish technology/warrior skills or the fear of the return of Quetzalcoatl or even the "magic" of men on horses defeated the Aztec..These suppositions are being supplanted by data showing the Aztec land were having a mega drought reducing food supplies, weakening the people and making them easy victims for foreign diseases. The reduced population of sick and starving people were easily defeated.
because they were out gunned
The Aztecs weren't as advanced as the conquistadors. The Aztecs had cotton shields and used clubs studded with sharp obsidian rock. Meanwhile, the Spanish had horses the Aztecs had never even seen a horse before in their lives. The Spanish also had gunpowder and metal armor and their guns could easily take out an Aztec jaguar warrior. The Aztecs were also destroyed by the new diseases that where brought over by the Spanish conquistadors. The Aztecs had almost no allies because the other tribes joined the Spanish in taking out the Aztecs.
The Aztecs were conquered relatively easily due to a combination of factors, including the arrival of Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés, who exploited existing rivalries among indigenous groups. Many tribes resented Aztec rule and allied with the Spanish, providing crucial support. Additionally, the introduction of European diseases, such as smallpox, decimated the Aztec population, weakening their defenses and social structure. The technological advantages of the Spanish, including firearms and horses, further facilitated their conquest.
He was looking for gold. The Aztecs mistook him for either an emissary of the god Quetzalcoatl, or Quetzalcoatl himself.
Francisco Pizarro wanted to conquer the Incas and take all of their gold and silver.
Cortes & Pizarro were the Spanish conquistadors. Cortez: in 1519 conquered the Aztec empire and left it in ruins and were the first Europeans to find the Mayan ruins. Pizarro: encouraged by Cortez's success conquered the Incas empire with a small army in 1531. took them one year. Note: a reason why both lost easily is because of plague witch killed millions; and the Inca empire had rececently drained all military force in a civil war
The climber knew it would take all of his strength to conquer the mountain. Until the 20th century, larger countries would routinely conquer smaller or weaker ones.
The Aztecs were a huge empire and had many people and they could've easily ambushed Hernan Cortez and the other Spanish Conquistadors when they first arrived
Yes, the Aztecs' strategic location in the Valley of Mexico provided them with fertile land for agriculture and easy access to trade routes. Their environment also allowed them to easily defend their capital city of Tenochtitlan, making it a stronghold from which they could launch military campaigns to conquer neighboring regions.
The Aztecs were brutal. They ruled over many different people who were willing to join a revolt but none of which had the ability to lead a revolt. When Cortez and his puny army attacked, they were joined by an indigenous army many times larger than that of the Aztecs. Since the capital stood on an island, it was easily defended. In spite of the size of the opposing army, the Aztecs held out for quite a while. Gradually the siege came closer and closer and the masses overwhelmed their masters. The great mob turned the city to rubble. Cortez cried. That was not what he had wanted. He wanted the great architecture to remain. He had seen the great cities of Europe. There had never been a city like Tenochitilan.
1 - diseases give to the aztecs 2 - weapons + animals 3 - assistance from other Native American tribes
Cortez beat the Aztecs by good luck and a fortuitous timing.There is often a "superior white people" argument that the Spainish technology/warrior skills or the fear of the return of Quetzalcoatl or even the "magic" of men on horses defeated the Aztec..These suppositions are being supplanted by data showing the Aztec land were having a mega drought reducing food supplies, weakening the people and making them easy victims for foreign diseases. The reduced population of sick and starving people were easily defeated.
bongga sila,
they wanted colonize and rule as many lands as possible, some of the filipinos are lock of knowledge and lock of unity.
Cortez beat the Aztecs by good luck and a fortuitous timing.There is often a "superior white people" argument that the Spainish technology/warrior skills or the fear of the return of Quetzalcoatl or even the "magic" of men on horses defeated the Aztec..These suppositions are being supplanted by data showing the Aztec land were having a mega drought reducing food supplies, weakening the people and making them easy victims for foreign diseases. The reduced population of sick and starving people were easily defeated.