2.
The idea of the Spanish
conquest in America was that
the Spaniards had completely
overpowered the natives with
no help from anyone
This idea was popular but it
began to fade when questions
were asked and there were no
satisfactory answers
The new idea is that it was from
disease, native disunity, and
metal weapons that helped the
Spaniards conquer the Americas
Fading of Believes
3.
The Spaniard’s native allies
outnumbered their main
force at about 5:1 or more
In later years not as many
natives accompanied the
Spaniards on their
expeditions but they still out
numbered the Spaniards
The natives were taken with
the Spaniards to other
countries to aid their
conquering as well
Native Support
4.
Native warriors were not the
only ones that helped out in
the Conquistadors conquest
The Conquistadors also had
guides, cooks, translators, and
porters
The native porters were of
extreme importance due to the
fact that the Conquistadors
brought with them few beasts
of burden
They also were the ones that
carried sick and wounded
from the battle field and
during marches
Native Network
5.
Cortez’s conquest strategy
composed of repeating the
same thing
When Cortez conquered a
new city he would use it
as a spring board for his
next attack
He would then pray on
the local people and
intimidate them to keep
them under his control
The Pattern of Conquest
