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1. bugake · 1790837355 · focus · HN ↗

   The text wrongly claims that the Spanish defeated the Aztecs because of their iron weapons. Actually, the Spanish were vastly outnumbered, so their weapons alone were irrelevant in the battle. The Spanish had alliances with Indigenous peoples who opposed the Aztec Empire, giving them a much larger army. That defeated the Aztecs.

   1. poulpy123 · 1790848279 · focus · HN ↗

      Now you have to explain why an alliance of tens of thousands was formed to support a few thousand foreigners.

      1. dragandj · 1790850589 · focus · HN ↗

         Maybe the Aztecs were seen as bloodthirsty oppressors, and the Spanish as a chance to liberate from the yoke of Aztec empire?

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