Spanish military technology was far superior to that of the Incas. Their weapons were made of metals such as iron and steel, which made them more effective than Inca weapons. The Spanish horsemen were usually armed with either lances, which were long wooden spears tipped with iron or steel that could easily cut through the lightly-armed Inca foot soldiers, or Toledos. Toledos were narrow, sharp, and highly flexible swords. They were made of steel and measured about three feet long. Infantrymen usually carried either Toledos or arquebuses, which were early muskets. Although they were extremely slow to load and were very inaccurate, arquebuses were effective against the large masses of Incas and were quite panic-inducing, since the natives had
