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Having the vassals cities as ally because they hated the Aztec so much helped. I recommend the fall of civilization episode on the Aztec. The battle of tecnot
by dopidopHN 3y ago
Having the vassals cities as ally because they hated the Aztec so much helped.
I recommend the fall of civilization episode on the Aztec.
The battle of tecnoticlan was epic. The Spaniard got lucky in many aspect as well.
They would have come back, but really it was a close one. ( we have diaries from Spanish soldiers )
- r2_pilot 3y agoI second this. I watched this episode of Fall of Civilizations podcast(on YouTube) while recovering a few weeks ago, and it's very informative and well-produced (as are all the episodes).
- rhyme-boss 3y agoConquistador by Buddy Levy is also an great source on this topic. He has other books about disastrous expeditions in the Arctic. His writing theme is basically "some guys set out on an expedition and then everything went to shit."
- throwup238 3y agoI recommend Conquest by Hugh Thomas and its long list of notes and citations. A few podcast episodes isn't nearly enough to understand the nuances of the Aztec conquest. The best sources aren't their diaries but all the depositions and testimony they made while fighting over the spoils. Anyone who survived the expedition spent the next decade fighting over it in Spanish court.
- pg_1234 3y agoThe Aztecs never had a chance, this wasn't even a real war from the Spanish side. The Conquistadors were more like sponsored entrepreneurs. You can think of this as America's first contact with Venture Capitalism. If the first wave had failed, but the potential profits were there, they'd have regrouped and come back with more resources and a new "market penetration strategy".