What were the main goals of Spanish conquistadors like Hernán Cortés when they came to the Americas?

To establish peaceful trade routes and learn new farming methods

To claim land for Spain, find gold, and spread their religion

To map the coastlines and search for a new passage to Asia

To escape a war in Spain and find a safe place to settle

Besides having horses, what was a key technological advantage that helped the outnumbered Spanish soldiers defeat the Aztec warriors?

More accurate maps of the Aztec capital city and its surrounding areas.

The ability to build stronger forts and defensive walls very quickly.

The use of steel weapons and protective metal armor.

A superior understanding of Aztec military strategies gained from spies.

He waited for many more ships and soldiers to arrive from Spain.

He forced captured Aztec warriors to switch sides and fight for him.

He formed alliances with local groups who were enemies of the Aztecs.

He hired thousands of mercenary soldiers from other European countries.

A long period of regional drought that caused a severe and widespread famine.

A civil war that broke out between different groups within the Aztec capital.

The outbreak of European diseases like smallpox.

The collapse of their trade network with neighboring peoples.