How Did The Spanish Fight Over The Aztec Empire
The Broken Spears is written by Miguel Leon-Portilla, he gives the accounts of which the Aztec Empire falls to the Spanish in the 16th century. The book, Broken Spears, shows the view of the Aztecs more over than the Spanish, Miguel Leon-Portilla describes the many reasons as to why the Spanish were successful in the victory against the Aztec empire. The Spanish had technology advantages over the Aztecs, and they also had the poor leadership of Motecuhzoma. One of the most notable factors that caused the fall of the Aztecs was the plague, this factor was very effective and an advantage that helped the Spaniards succeeded over the Aztec Empire. The Spanish had many advantages over the Aztecs which is why they had such a strong victory, such as, religion, leadership, and technology.
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The worshiped a war-god, called Huitzilopochtli, which he was identified with the sun and their war god. Their religion has them human sacrifice, and it has a huge role in war as well, the Aztecs would not fight to kill, but they fought to capture. While the Spanish were ready to kill. The Spanish had a full advantage in technology, since they were the side that were fighting to kill they had the equipment to do so. They had cannons on their ships and carried shields and swords, while the Aztecs had spears and wooden shields. Although technology was a major reason of the defeat, another reason for the defeat was the lack of
The worshiped a war-god, called Huitzilopochtli, which he was identified with the sun and their war god. Their religion has them human sacrifice, and it has a huge role in war as well, the Aztecs would not fight to kill, but they fought to capture. While the Spanish were ready to kill. The Spanish had a full advantage in technology, since they were the side that were fighting to kill they had the equipment to do so. They had cannons on their ships and carried shields and swords, while the Aztecs had spears and wooden shields. Although technology was a major reason of the defeat, another reason for the defeat was the lack of