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Why was it Spain, not Tlaxcala, that dominated over Mesoamerica despite the Tlaxcaltecs being the major force in the conquest of Tenochtitlan?
It has been a question that makes me wonder, since the very first time I read about the history of the Aztecs. In the fall of Tenochtitlan, as commonly known, the Tlaxcalans (Tlaxcaltecs) was the ...
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What resources did the Nahua value most at the time of Spanish conquest?
I am doing research on how the Spaniards and Nahua felt about gold and wealth (their differences) during the conquest. The Spanish were very open about their thoughts on gold & wealth. But what ...
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Did native Mexicans prefer Spanish rulers to the Aztecs?
In his letter to Charles V, Hernan Cortes states that
it was only necessary to threaten to return them [the natives] to their native masters in order to make them serve the Spaniards very willingly.
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How did Aztec armor and weaponry match up to the Spaniards?
If you discount the germs and the gunpowder, how did the average Aztec warrior match up against the average Spaniard facing him? As I understand it European metallurgy was considerably more advanced, ...
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