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the common cold and pneumonia type illnesses to which the Aztecs had no natural immunity

Also smallpox.

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Did the spanish outnumber the Aztecs?

The Aztecs had thousands of warriors when Cortes and his 600 Conquistadors defeated the Aztecs and captured their capital, Tenochtitlan. Diseases, such as smallpox, measles, and influenza ended up being Cortes's best weapon. Ninety percent of all Aztecs died from the European diseases.


What were the changes for the Aztecs?

Spanish conquistadors


What happened between the Spanish conquistadors and Aztecs and the Incas?

The Spanish invaded the Aztecs Empire. Some Aztecs joined forces with the Spanish. Together, they fought the other Aztecs and tried to overthrow their Aztec emperor, Moctezuma. They had long, hard battles. Diseases spread to the Aztecs and killed many of them. in 1521, the Aztecs surrendered to the Spanish.


Who murdered the Aztecs?

Hernand Cortez and his Spanish Conquistadors.


What caused the demise of the Aztecs?

disease and Spanish conquistadors


What was brought by the Europeans that weakened the Aztecs?

The Spanish conquistadors that brought down the Aztec empire were helped by the European diseases they brought with them. These diseases had been previously unknown in the New World. The result was many deaths due to disease. Also, the gun powder weapons were an awesome power that the Aztecs had no defense for.


How were the Aztecs so easily defeated by the small group of Spanish Invaders?

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.


What factors enabled the spanish to defeat the Aztec?

The Spanish conquistadors formed alliances with enemies of the Aztecs. Also, European diseases such as smallpox severely weakened the Aztecs. Once the Spaniards captured Montezuma, their leader, the Aztec empire soon fell.


Leader of the Spanish conquistadors who conquered the Aztecs?

Hernando Cortes


When Cortes and the conquistadors arrived in Mexico what did the Aztecs do?

Hernan Cortes


Who concored the Aztecs?

it was the conquistadors from Spain i think it was Hernando cortez


What was the advantage the Aztecs and Inca's held over the conquistadors?

They had guns.