Which statement best explains why the Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs? The Aztecs were weakened by civil war. The Spanish destroyed the Aztecs’ weapons. The Spanish found allies among enemies of the Aztecs. The Spanish outnumbered the Aztecs.

C. The Spanish found allies among enemies of the Aztecs

Explanation:

The Spanish alone did a lot of damage to the Aztecs, like how they brought in European diseases and exposed the native people, which definitely weakened the Aztecs, but they did find enemies of the Aztecs like the Texaclans who aided the spanish conquistadors to defeat the Aztec people.

cruel, heartless

explanation:

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