Aztecs vs. Spanish

The Spanish were able to conquer the Aztec empire because they had many advantages. To begin with the Spaniards had superior weapons, their weapons were made from iron, and they also had gunpowder. In addition the Spanish also conquered the Aztecs with animals. They had animals that the Aztecs had never seen before, for example, horses. The horses were very because they were used to get around. The Spaniards also had dogs. Again the Spaniards had many reasons to conquer the Aztecs. Another reason was that the Spaniards brought a disease with them called smallpox. This disease killed many Aztecs because their immune system was not strong enough to fight this disease. At first, the Aztecs thought that Cortes, the leader of the Spanish was an Aztec god named Quetzalcoatl, but soon after the Aztecs figured out he wasn’t the Aztec god they thought he was.