The Aztecs preferred the
Atlatl as a weapon of war. We get the word "Atlatl" (pronounced
at-la-tal) from their language. In fact, the Atlatl and Dart were
the only weapon Cortez and his Conquistadors feared because it
easily piercing Spanish armor, often sending the hapless soldier to
meet his Maker. If Montezuma had not mistaken Cortez for the
Feathered Serpent God Quantzaquatle, history may have been very
different, with the 200 or so Spanish conquistadors being only a
footnote in the history of that Nation, foolish invaders who were
overwhelmed by superior firepower.
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