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! Ôacrificial victims came from the conquered tribes

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! „hey were fearless and had great warrior skills

! „he development of „enochtitlan provided stability for the u tecs
! By marrying into „oltec blood lines, they achieved a certain degree of legitimacy
among the other Indians within the valley of Mexico
! „hey were able to be in a strong position so that when was broke out in the valley
again, they would be able to benefit from it.

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! Indian alliances, especially with „laxcala, sworn enemies of the u tecs
! ½ell-trained troops
! Cannons, rifles and metal armour
! ÿnowledge to build other military weapons, such as the catapult
! £orses, which the Indians had never seen before
! „he belief by many u tecs that Cortes was Quet alcoatl a God returning to
destroy the u tecs.

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! „he sheer number of u tec warriors
! „he u tecs attacking from behind the Ôpanish on the causeway and on the sides
with canoes, and in front of them from the outer banks of „enochtitlan
! Ôoldiers being weighed down/slowed down by the gold they were carrying
! rrowning when they fell in the water because of the weight of the gold
! „he bridges along the causeways had been taken apart to force the Ôpanish to go
into the water to get to the other side, this left them vulnerable.

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„he year 1519 coincided directly with the u tec year 1 ÷eed on the u tec calendar.
uccording to the u tec legend, the God Quet alcoatl was to return and destroy the
u tecs during that year. Mocte uma believed that Cortes was Quet alcoatl, so he felt that
he could persuade him not to destroy the u tecs.