In Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, Mesoamerican historian Mathew Restall frames the Spanish “conquest” as really just a series of many native-led conquests aided by Spanish allies who would eventually betray them. Did native “allies” control the land they conquered to some extent, then? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

In Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, Mesoamerican historian Mathew Restall frames the Spanish “conquest” as really just a series of many native-led conquests aided by Spanish allies who would eventually betray them. Did native “allies” control the land they conquered to some extent, then?

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Hi! While there's always more to say on the subject, you might be interested in some previous related answers from u/drylaw:

How was Tlaxcala governed after Cortes' arrival?
Why did the "Spanish" conquest of Mexico end up that way? That is, why did Spain end up with dominance over the former Aztec territories, instead of Tlaxcala or the other native allies who far outnumbered the conquistadors?