Question

Read the section in your textbook “Sources from the Past” on First Impressions of Spanish Forces. Answer the question at the end of the section

Answer 1

The Spanish were trying to make the Aztec leader out to be a coward and weak.

The Spanish were attempting to give the impression of being powerful with their animals and technology.

Perhaps the Spanish were trying to give the impression that they were likely to win—thereby attracting more indigenous allies.