Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021
by sillyquiet on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:09PM
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"They made" natives fight each other is a weird way of putting it. Warring tribes were more than happy to use the Europeans against their enemies. And many of those enmities long predated the arrival of Europeans.
Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021
by ProjectArcturis on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:53PM
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Yes, many of the Central American tribes had been oppressed by the Aztecs for a long time, and were happy to have an advanced ally to fight against them.
Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021
by toxik on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @05:15PM
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There’s something to learn here about calling on a bigger bully to stamp out the local bully…
Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021
by Brakenshire on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @08:32PM
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The Romano-British and the Anglo-Saxons a similar lesson!
Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021
by 29athrowaway on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @05:45PM
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Yes, that characterization is a bit more accurate.
Then, in many cases, they made natives fight each other, and they recruited "auxiliary indians".
The siege of Tenochtitlan involved 200,000 Tlaxcalans fighting on the European side.
In other cases, such as the Battle of Cajamarca, they used their horse + armor advantage to kidnap the leader and ask everyone else to stand down.
If natives had fought together as an alliance since the beginning, they would have time to adapt and catch up. Like the Mapuche did (they won the Arauco war).