The differences in warfare among the Aztecs and the Spanish during the conquest of Mexico and how the outcome was affected as a result

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Differences in Warfare between Aztecs and Spanish that Affected the Outcome of the War

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The Pre-Columbian era of Central and South America refers to the era before the conquest by the Spanish . Even though the term originates from the time span before the arrival of Christopher Columbus , it usually points to the time when civilizations existed before the invasion by the Europeans . In addition , the term Pre-Columbian refer to the indigenous people who lived during that time : Mesoamerica with the Aztecs as well as

the Maya , and the Andes with the Inca , Moche , and Chibcha . Between 1800 B .C . and 300 B .C , intricate cultures started appearing in Mesomarica . Some of them , not all , came to form important groups like the Maya as well the Mexica (other name for Aztecs . Their prosperity and peace ended with the invasion of the Spanish conquistadors who decimated their society , culture , and way of life The scope of this is to examine the differences in warfare between the Aztecs and the Spanish , leading to the defeat of these ancient cultures . The examination will cover the Aztec society , culture , and warfare as well as the Spanish society at the time of the invasion of Central and South America . Finally , a comparison in their way of waging war will be made , at the end of which a conclusion will be reached based on the outcome of the conflict between the Mexica and the Spanish

The Aztecs resided in the Valley of Mexico , which is a highlands plateau in Central Mexico . The valley of Mexico is surrounded by volcanoes as well as mountains . The origin of the Aztecs came from the decline of the Toltec empire , brought down by political conflicts . It is at this time that in the confusion of so many political `candidates for the Toltec throne that the Aztecs /Mexica came in , even though they were not part of the Toltec empire . They felt that they were the true heirs of the Toltec throne despite their origins outside the Valley of Mexico from the desert . After their migration into the Valley of Mexico , they changed their name from Mexica to Aztecs in honor of the ancestral place of the Nahua people , Aztlan : Azteca ' is the Nuatl word for people from Aztlan . Moreover , the new Aztec empire , also called the Triple Alliance consisted of 3 city-states : Tenochtitlan Texcoco , and Tlacopan . By 1400 , the Aztecs had control of Central Mexico and the Triple Alliance was in full power by 1428 . By the 1490s they had succeeded in taking over most regional areas . It is astonishing to consider that at the peak of the Aztec civilization 300 ,000 Aztecs /Mexica were governing about 10 million people in their empire . TheAztec Empire did not directly govern people , but the rulers expected to collect tributes from them . In addition , the Empire did not interfere with local rulers in their territories as long as they would pay tributes . In fact , after the Aztec...