Why Did The Spanish Take Over Mexico

There were many changes that occurred when the Spaniards decided to take over what is now Mexico. Before the Spanish took over Mexico, the Aztecs had a separate race and also spoke their own native tongue, Nahuatl. But when Spain was settling in, Cortes made it required for a Spanish man to marry one of the local women which created a new race, called the Mestizo. The schools in New Spain educated the Mestizo children to speak Spanish instead of Nahuatl. After to the invasion of Spain, Cortes and his crew set up a new economic system called encomienda. Encomienda was a system where Spanish settlers owned pieces of land and the Aztec slaves ran it for them. This was all too different for the Aztecs. Before Spain had taken over they based their
economy on trade goods and tribute from neighboring states. Lots of immense changes have been put in place since the Spanish arrived, including their bizarre religion.