The main way in which aristocracy differs from an oligarchy is that the former is a social class of people, while the latter refers to when a state is ruled by a small elite.
Answer:
The Spanish were trying to make the Aztec leader out to be a coward and weak.
The Spanish were attempting to give the impression of being powerful with their animals and technology.
Perhaps the Spanish were trying to give the impression that they were likely to win—thereby attracting more indigenous allies.
Boats in the ocean and chart plotting
