War Of Conquest
How it was Waged Here in Mexico
Arthur J. O. Anderson
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Release Date: 07/01/2002
Genre: History
Label: University of Utah Press,U.S.
Language: English
Publisher: University of Utah Press,U.S.
How it was Waged Here in Mexico
How is it possible that in 1521 five-hundred Spanish soldiers defeated the most powerful military force in Middle America? The answer lies not in western firearms, as we have been taught, but rather in the differences between the Aztec and Spanish cultures. Differing concepts of warfare and diplomacy, reinforced by tensions and stresses within the Aztec political system and its supporting religious beliefs, allowed CortÉs to systematically gain and hold the military and diplomatic advantages that gave the Spaniards the day, the war, and the continent.