Tobias Kwasnjuk December 20, 2011 Language Arts Spanish vs.

Aztecs What happened when the modernized panish set !oot on "e#ico$s mud and !aced the ancient Aztecs% The panish came to "e#ico in 1&1'( The )eader$s name was *ernan +ortez( The Aztec$s emperor$s name was "ontezuma ,,( During the !ew -ears be!ore the panish came, the Aztecs saw and heard strange omens o! .uetza)coat), the god o! wind, )i!e and )earning coming !rom across the sea to de!eat them( o when

+ortez )anded on the da- .uetza)coat) was supposed to come, "ontezuma assumed it was .uetza)coat)( *e had peop)e bring go)d and si)/er o!!erings( +ortez did not want to wait to !ind out i! he was "ontezuma$s prisoner or guest( *e came up with a good p)an to wipe out the Aztecs( *e started attacking them( The Aztecs de!ended themse)/es we)), but the panish were gaining the upper hand, most)because the- had iron weapons and gunpowder( The Aztecs were not as ad/anced as the paniards( The Aztecs used bows and arrows, s)ings, spears and swords that were made out o! wood with b)ades made out o! b)ack )a/a rock that can be razor sharp ca))ed obsidian( The highest rank so)diers were ca))ed 0ag)e or 1aguar warriors( A!ter a !ew months o! batt)e, +ortez and his sma)) 2!uturistic3 arm- con4uered the Aztecs and their cit-( The panish won because the- had iron armor and swords, horses, ga))eons, and gunpowder( The Aztecs su!!ered man- conse4uences as a resu)t o! their great )oss( Tenochtit)an was destro-ed, and +ortez started bui)ding "e#ico +it- in its p)ace( The

Aztec$s re)igion o! thousands o! gods was )ost( The Aztec )anguage is now not used as an e/er-da- )anguage( "e#ico became modernized, and since the panish and Aztecs married each other, there are on)- a !ew true Aztecs )e!t(