"How did a small Spanish army conquer the Aztecs?" A small Spanish army of 900 conquered the Aztec civilisation of 200,000 in 1519-1521. The small army had only 600 and then 300 reinforcements. They did this with the help of their better weapons and resources. They also had smarter strategies, which with the Aztec mistakes and a few accidental factors allowed them to overpower the Aztecs. The Spanish had a wide variety of weapons and resources which helped them …showed first 75 words of 517 total…

…showed last 75 words of 517 total…by the Spaniards such as smallpox and measles killed most of the Aztecs and reduced their numbers. The small Spanish army were able to conquer the Aztec civilization of 200, 000. The Spaniards had more variety and effective weapons. Their flexibility of strategies outwitted the Aztecs. The foolish Aztec mistakes gave the Spaniards more advantage combining with the lucky accidental factors. All these worked together to help the small Spanish army overcome the large number of Aztecs.