Although greatly outnumbered by the Aztecs, the Spanish
A) were able to negotiate a settlement with Moctezuma.
B) escaped with their lives and retreated to the coast.
C) found numerous allies among tribes whose people had been taken for Aztec sacrifices.
D) defeated the Aztecs but did not establish a permanent colony in Mexico.
E) were weakened when they lost their leader Cortes, who was captured and sacrificed by the Aztecs.
Ans: C
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