Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021

Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by Y_Y on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:30PM (#28935077)

> And the diseases were only a small factor in the outcome of the colonization. Guns being a much larger factor, for example.

That's quite the claim to toss out. I can certainly imagine gunless conquistadors taking over New Spain in a slightly longer span just by waiting for people to die.

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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by Robotbeat on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:57PM (#28935512)

Also, the guns the conquistadors had kinda sucked and at that time not massively better than bow and arrow (they required less strength and skill, but skilled archers were just as good, and the conquistadors could’ve sent them instead). Arguably the steel swords and armor, plus horses, were much more important.

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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by jjk166 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:37PM (#28939260)

Fun fact, the battle of Tenochtitlan was one of the last times trebuchets were used in war.

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