Because the Aztecs had never seen horses, they believed that the men riding in on horses were gods. Instead of fighting back against the conquistadors, they allowed them among them and even offered them gifts. By the time that they realized that the conquistadors were not gods, but enemies, it was too late for them to fight back.
They had guns.
They had guns.
The Incas never took over the Aztecs. Both were destroyed by the Spanish Conquistadors in the early 16th century.
conquistadors brought wild horses over when they came in the U.S.A from spain.
The Aztecs weren't as advanced as the conquistadors. The Aztecs had cotton shields and used clubs studded with sharp obsidian rock. Meanwhile, the Spanish had horses the Aztecs had never even seen a horse before in their lives. The Spanish also had gunpowder and metal armor and their guns could easily take out an Aztec jaguar warrior. The Aztecs were also destroyed by the new diseases that where brought over by the Spanish conquistadors. The Aztecs had almost no allies because the other tribes joined the Spanish in taking out the Aztecs.
They took over the American natives (Incas, Aztecs) and took the wealth for themselves and Spain.
Spanish conquistadors had advanced weapons, armor, horses, and military tactics that gave them a significant advantage over the Aztecs, who primarily relied on traditional weapons such as spears, arrows, and clubs. Additionally, the Spanish had the support of various indigenous groups who were enemies of the Aztecs, which weakened the Aztec resistance. The Spanish also brought diseases such as smallpox that devastated the Aztec population.
The Native Americans.
The Aztecs were a huge empire and had many people and they could've easily ambushed Hernan Cortez and the other Spanish Conquistadors when they first arrived
Guns horses and better technoligy
The Spanish had superior weapons. Guns and cannons trump arrows and spears. Horses gave them advantages as well. They had armor that protected them against most of what the Aztecs and Incas could throw at them. In addition, many Aztecs thought that the Spanish looked like their gods. And the Spanish unknowingly brought smallpox with them that the Aztecs and Incas had no natural immunity for.
the Spanish brought smallpox to the Aztecs, wiping there population out and the Spaniards were treated like gods and tricked the Aztecs into finding gold for them and treated the Aztecs harshly.