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During the early parts of the sixteenth century, as the Spanish conquistadors prepared themselves to drop anchor amid the shores of the "New World," a myriad different circumstances were beginning to unfold that would allow this small group of ambitious conquistadors to not only discover, but conquer the two main civilizations in the area. While no one main reason can be cited as the cause for the tremendous Spanish victory, several small factors combined to …

… or by destiny, the Spanish arrived on the banks of the New World at exactly the right time. It seemed as though everything went right for the Spanish conquistadors, for they were somehow able to overwhelm a civilization that outnumbered their fleets by millions. While some of their tactics may have been deceitful and relentless, the Aztecs and the Incas were subject to some of the finest military prowess ever seen.