Conquest of Mexico

Thanks, Rider. It was meant to be longer, but it didn't work out that way

Originally posted by Majkes I think Aztecs�beliefs are very important. Cortez didn't manage to persuade all tribes conquered by Aztecs to stand on his side. One of his biggest battle was against a tribe ( don't remember its name ) who he hoped will help him to defeat Aztecs. Aztecs belived that Cortez have rights to take over the�power in Tenochtitlan. I've read that�Aztecs weapon was rather to injured enemies not to kill them. They wanted to have as many prisons as possible to sacriface them later to their Gods.

Hi Majkes, allow me disagree with you. The psaniards allied with totonacs and huaxtecs after their arrival to Veracruz. Both were tributarian to the Mexica Empire ( Not Aztecs ). The spaniards reinforeced with their allies of the Gulf of Mexico moved then inner land into the Valley of Mexico, were they battled to the Otomies that allied few later to Cortez, then battled with Tlaxcala , the most hated mexica enemy kingdoom. Otomies, Huaxtecs, totonacas and tlaxacas with a handfull of spaniards then destroyed Cholula. Cholultecas then joined also the alliance against the Mexicas. During the siege of Tenochtitlan, Cuahutemoc tried to motivate to the Tlaxcas to change sides as well to the Purepechas. Tlacopan and Texcoco decided to surrender and join to the spaniards.
After the defeat of the Mexica empire, the spaniards used the natives of the Gulf and Central Mexico to conquer to the Purepechas, Caxcanes, coras and huicholes from western mexico. Mexican natives were brought to the spaniards to conquer Phillipines and fight agaisnt the seminoles in Florida and the large campaing agaisnt the mayas in southern Mexico and Central America. Used also as frontier guards against the chichimecas and comanches in the northern mexican states.

Cortez opposed a 150,000 army agaisnt a 150,000 population city. Without the hope of reinforcemants , in the middle of an epedimey of an unknown desease brought by an african slave that came from Cuba, supplies of watter were cut off as well.
    

Originally posted by Majkes ...   Ok, You are right Jalisco. I'm not going to argue with Mexican about Mexican history. I just wanted to point that not all tribes in Mexico joined Cortez against Aztecs. What was the name of the tribe who although was enemy of Aztecs nevertheless fought against Spanish?

Jalisco Lancer, do You know what was the reasons that Mexica enemies fought against Spaniards? Normally enemy of my enemy is my friend. That would be very interesting to know.