From our excavations and the spanish conquest where the Spaniards recorded what they saw.
Gods.
The Aztec believed that representatives of Quetzalcoatl had returned
The Spanish had guns and the Aztecs did not.
Spanish invaders that conquered the Aztecs were way more advanced and were believed to be gods by the Aztexs when they first arrived. The Spanish also had the help og the Aztecs rival tribes.
From our excavations and the spanish conquest where the Spaniards recorded what they saw.
The Spanish were
Gods.
The Aztec believed that representatives of Quetzalcoatl had returned
The Aztecs believed the crosses were a symbol of their gods because they associated them with their own religious beliefs. They saw the Spanish as representatives of a powerful deity and embraced them initially as allies.
The Spanish had guns and the Aztecs did not.
Spanish invaders that conquered the Aztecs were way more advanced and were believed to be gods by the Aztexs when they first arrived. The Spanish also had the help og the Aztecs rival tribes.
the spanish thought of the aztecs as slaves
1521. the spanish first landed on the shores of the Aztecs in 1519.
The Incas saw the Spanish as foreign invaders who threatened their empire and way of life. They initially resisted the Spanish conquest. The Aztecs, on the other hand, initially viewed the Spanish as gods due to a prophecy and were more accommodating until they realized the true intentions of the Spanish conquerors.
Yes the Aztecs welcomed the spanish with gifts
the Spanish gave small pox to the Aztecs.