1. How was it possible for Hernan Cortes and other European explorers to overcome well-established Native American cultures with millions of people? Hernan Cortes is one of the most well-known Spanish conquistadors. He is best remembered for conquering the Aztec empire and claiming Mexico for Spain. He also helped colonize Cuba and became a governor of New Spain.
Reasons for success of Hernan Cortes and other European explorers to overcome well-established Native American cultures with millions of people are divided into six different categories. Cortés had heard of the Aztecs and
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• Third reason was his translators Marina and Geronimo de Aguilar. Marina was a Mexican tribal girl who was given to Cortes as a gift, Geronimo de Aguilar was intelligent and well educated and picked up on much of the local dialects. First Marina translated the local languages to Geronimo, later he translated them into Spanish for Cortes. Marina proved herself to be invaluable in helping Cortes recover from confrontations with the Aztecs and other opposing tribes. She also was important in helping Cortes gain Indian allies as she could explain what Cortes could do for them and helping him in conquering the Aztecs
• Fourth reason was Montezuma the local leader believed that Cortes was a god of thunder and lightning "Quetzakoatl" Which made Cortes to gain power over the local tribes.
• Another pre-dominant reason was Spanish weaponry which includes steel body armor , fire power, cross bows etc, which psychologically effected the Aztecs helped him to gain dominance over