How Did The Aztecs Influence The Conquest Of Mexico

The Aztecs in what was Central America and now is called Mexico City. The Aztecs thought Cortes was sent by their God Quetzalcoatl who was important Aztec God. They believed the God was telling them the end of the world was near. For that reason, they provided human sacrifices to delay the end of the world. Cortez and the Spaniards stayed with the Aztec emperor. The Spaniards were looking to convert people to Catholicism and gold to steal. The longer they stayed with the Emperor, the more the Aztecs grew wary of the Spaniards, because they were not behaving like Gods. They did not kill them just in case they were Gods, but asked them to move on. The Spaniards returned with animals and fighters to conquer the Aztecs. The result was that the Spaniards bought diseases that killed many. They began to rule the surrounding tribes and areas, changed their religious …show more content…
After a civil war between two brothers to see who would be Sapa Inca. The war lasted five years, soon after it finished, the Spanish arrived. Had they arrived earlier, the Incas would have sacrificed the Spaniards, but the new Sapa wanted to be calm, since he had won the civil war. They greeted the Spaniards with a friendly tone, but Pizarro had the idea they need to get away from the Sapa Inca. He wanted to benefit from of all the gold, temples, and people. They planned to escape during the night with little success at being alone. In the morning, the Sapa Inca visited with 2,000 priests and attendants. The Spaniards realized after grabbing the Sapa Inca that the Incas did not know how to fight. Soon after, the Sapa Inca agreed to give the Spaniards the gold and silver in exchange for his release. However, the Spaniards took all the gold and silver they could carry, then killed the Sapa Inca. Later, they returned to kill off the remaining Incas, thus profiting from all the gold and silver of the Incas and destroying their