Mexica Dbq Analysis

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During the fall of Mexica, there were many ways it can be to proof how the Mexica empire fall. The most common proofs that people would likely say the leading fall of the Mexica empire is the disease that the Spaniards brought, technological advanced the Spaniards had, or the way the Spaniards defect the Mexica by having allies who didn’t like the Mexica empire. From all this proofs the Spanish Conquest led the falling of the Mexica empire. The most responsibility that led fall of Mexica empire is the problem to gains allies to help them defect the Spaniards when they arrived in Mexica. In other hand Corte have the benefits to win against the Mexica that cause them to fall because Corte have the allies who willing to help him win the war against Mexica and the most allies of Corte were in favor in him not the Mexica. To proof of the fall of the Mexica empire is having no allies which them fall and the advantage of Corte have against the Mexica because of allies. According in Document #6: A Nahua Account of the Cholula Massage, a quote that proof why Corte and the Spaniard have allies help them to fight against the Mexica Empire leading them to fall it say, “The Tlaxcalans and Cempoalans went them, outfitted …show more content…

Quote it explain, “… they regarded them as nothing; in a very short time, in the blink of an eyelid, they destroy he people. Now let us just submit to them, let us make friends with them, let us be friend, for something must be done common people.” (8) From this quote it explains how some other empire scared of the Spaniard that they would kill so ask them to be friend. This is how the Corte again gain allies by being evil and kill the people who in his way of Conquest of the Mexico. Corte have so much power he can make other empire join his allies but not the

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