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The Spaniards usually had guns and cannons at their disposal, while the natives were all armed with either bows and arrows or spears. The Spaniards also had armor while the natives rarely had any real body protection. Lastly, the Spanish tended to carry diseases along with them, which quickly spread among the natives and killed large numbers of them.

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