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The Spanish conquered the Aztec, Inca, and Maya civilization. The Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes and 800 men landed in Mexico in the 1500s and conquered the Aztec leader Montezuma and his people. Similarly, the Inca in Peru were vanquished by Francisco Pizarro in 1532. The Maya people had there codices, books, towns, and homes destroyed by the Spaniards as they advanced through Central America. The Maya lived in areas that extended from Mexico to Honduras.
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Why were the conquistadors able to conquer the Aztec and Inca empires so rapidly?
While the Spanish did have better weapons and horses, there were two other main things that allowed them to conquer the central American and south American civilizations. For the Aztecs, one major thing that permitted them to be conquered was that they believed that Hernando Cortes was one of their gods returning to them, and so they did not challenge him until it was too late. For all of the civilizations, the main thing that destroyed them was European diseases. The Central and South American civilizations had never been introduced to the diseases that were common in Europe and therefore, had no antibodies or cures for them. Millions of the Native people were killed of because of these diseases and it gave the Spanish a very large advantage.
Who destroyed the spanish armanda?
The English fleet, under Drake, destroyed the Spanish Armada, with a lot of help from our typically British stormy weather in the English Channel and the North Sea. It was this stormy weather that scattered the Spanish fleet, and forced them to take the long way round the top of Scotland, before they could head south with many Spanish ships floundering or being blown onto the rocks.
What sea did Admiral George Dewey the destroy the spanish fleet?
Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Fleet in Manila Bay in the Philippines; the westward side of Luzon island where it is located adjoins the South China Sea.
What was Simon Bolivar role in the independent movement in the Spanish colonies?
He was the leader of the spanish revolution
Who were the leading figures of the south American revolutions and what did they accomplish?
Jose De San Martin and Bernardo O'Higgins. They accomplished defeating the Spanish by forcing out the Spanish and organized an army.
