When Cortés was endeavoring to conquer the Aztec Empire, he received great assistance from:
a. the Aztec women and children
b. A MexicanIndian woman named Doña Marina
c. the former Aztec prisoners
d. the use of numerous horse mounted troops.
ANSWER: b
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