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Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes' was able to defeat Montezuma and the Aztec empire by the use of force and with the help of native tribes who had been conquered by the Aztecs. Cortes' soldiers also had firearms that destroyed Aztec warriors. Montezuma had been disgraced when he was captured by Cortes.

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