H/H/12. How Cortes Was Able To Conquer the Aztecs?

Conclusion: These five factors help to illustrate the reasons behind the seemingly unbelievably swift conquest of the Aztec empire by Cortes and his small band of soldiers. Many past histories written about the conquest attribute the victory of the Spaniards to their inherent superiority but when the conquest looked at more objectively is best explained by numerous factors including those discussed here. Some of the factors were controlled by the Spaniards, such as their quest to make alliances with warring tribes, some factors were controlled by the Aztecs, such as Moctezuma's belief that Cortes was Quetzakoatl, and some factors were out of control of either side, such as the infectious diseases that ravaged the Aztec empire. All these factors combined contributed to the two-year collapse of the Aztec empire.