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Disease, guns/horses, but mostly the fact that the Aztecs thought he was a god up until he killed their leader.

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What advantages did Cortes have on the Aztecs?

Cortez had many advantages on the Aztecs. For one, when he first got there, the Aztecs thought he was their god Quetzelcoatl. They took him in which allowed him to get into the city. They were a more primative civilization so they did not have the weapons that Cortez had.


Did tenochtitlan have a war with cortez?

no the Aztecs thought cortez was an Aztec god coming to wipe them out so they showered the spanish with gifts hoping for the best so cortez took that chance of defeating them and brought the Aztecs to their knees


How did Aztec culture and beliefs in particular play a significant role in the spanish defeating the superior Aztecs in the early 1500?

Ancient Aztec history foretold the coming of white gods to their land. The appearance of Hernando Cortez and his soldiers at first made a huge impression on the Aztecs. Cortez, while outnumbered had weapons such as gun powdered weapons which made the Aztecs awestruck. Cortez successfully captured the king of the Aztecs which totally demoralized them.


What Indian tribe did Hernando Cortes conquer?

Hernando Cortez defeated the Aztecs of Mexico.


What year did Hernando cortez invade the Aztecs?

Cortez invaded the Aztecs in 1519.


What were the key advantages of Hernando Cortes in defeating the Aztec?

thay destroyed tenochtitlan the capital city of Aztecs


What were the means by which Cortez conquered the Aztecs?

Cortes had many advantages over the Aztecs. He had guns, steel armor, and help from the natives that the Aztec had conquered. He also, unknowingly spread diseases that Europeans had immunities for but Aztecs did not.


What help cortez to defeat the Aztecs?

Well Disease, rifles, and allies helped Cortez defeat the Aztecs.


What did cortez conquer?

Aztecs.


Why did the Aztecs receive Cortez and the Spaniards so warmly?

The Spaniards appeared to be nice to the Aztecs so they treated them nicely until Cortez betrayed the Aztecs.


Who was the spaniard who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?

Hernan Cortez was the Spanish explorer and adventurer, not soldier, who conquered the Aztecs


Spanish conqueror of the Aztecs?

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