From what I recall the alliance consisted of about 2,000 conquistadors and like 200,000 soldiers from nations at the periphery of the Aztec empire. Cortez didn't so much conquer the Aztecs as he provided a catalyst for the formation of a huge army that took down the Aztecs.
Cortez was only able to do what he did because he was heading up a coalition army of about 200,000 Tlaxcalans. It's a bit more complicated than just sinking his ships.
From what I recall the alliance consisted of about 2,000 conquistadors and like 200,000 soldiers from nations at the periphery of the Aztec empire. Cortez didn't so much conquer the Aztecs as he provided a catalyst for the formation of a huge army that took down the Aztecs.
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Cortez was only able to do what he did because he was heading up a coalition army of about 200,000 Tlaxcalans. It's a bit more complicated than just sinking his ships.