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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. mahboi · 1790882647 · focus · HN ↗

      Why then couldn't the indigenous peoples form their own alliance against the Aztecs before the Spanish arrived?

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