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I've been reading a bit recently about Cortes' conquest of the Aztec Empire. One thing I can't seem to find is anything about how he, the audienca that followed him, and the viceroy that followed that actually administer the damn thing?

I mean they had defeated them militarily, but even that military dominance depended on alliances with other natives. The inhabitants they now rule over speak another language and see the Spanish as traitorous infidels. Plus they are few in number and their backup support is thousand of miles away. How did the Spanish rulers at the top actually get their orders followed? How did the chain of command work?

I haven't read up on the Incas, but I would imagine there would be similar issues there.
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