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The Spanish Conqiustadors. They may have only arrived with 600 men and 16 Horses but they quickly gained the trust of the Aztecs, who believed they were gods, and preformed a swift coup d'etat. Nevermind the fact that the Spanish did have technologically advanced weapons, that still wouldn't have been enough. What ultimately brought the downfall of the Aztecs was the combined alliance between rival indigenous tribes and the Spaniards. Many other factors helped speed up the conquering of the Aztecs such as the many new diseases the Europeans brought to the Americas such as syphilis, influenza, and small pox.

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