How did Hernán Cortés and his conquistador’s, who were in now Mexico, have enough ammunition to fight the natives while staying for years 1519–1521

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How did Hernán Cortés and his conquistador’s, who were in now Mexico, have enough ammunition to fight the natives while staying for years 1519–1521

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Answer 1

Simple: They minimized the amount of fighting they did.

The Spanish built a coalition of the Aztec Empire’s enemies… and they had just come off a conquering spree. That coalition did the bulk of the fighting, and the Spanish got to play mop-up with those who were left.