Overall, the Spanish and the Aztecs were able to inflict control or influence people with the use of religion. Although, the Aztecs would use their religion to serve the purpose of their gods, and each god with a varying degree of dedication. The Aztecs would use their gods, similar to the Spanish, to control society. Also, to further their goals, they used brutal tactics, such as sacrifice would be employed to appease their gods. The belief of appeasement meant that the Aztecs would utilize religion to make people act in certain ways, which, allowed those in charge great power. In addition, the Aztecs would not throw away their gods when the Spanish arrived but added onto theirs. Comparatively, the Spanish would utilize religion to also control