Questions tagged [aztec]
Questions pertaining to the Aztecs and their culture, language, or empire.
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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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