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bows that would be dipped in poison.



                                                                                                                                         They would try ambush their enemy




                                                                                                                                         instead of  facing them face to face.



                                                                                                                                         Also, the Spanish forces thought



                                                                                                                                         of  themselves as superior beings




                                                                                                                                         because they had a different skin



                                                                                                                                         color and a different religion than



                                                                                                                                         the Mayans.


            conquer the land. The reason why                                                                                             Chapter 3: Manuel Estrada Cabrera




            the Spanish soldiers were able to                                                                                            Manuel Estrada Cabrera ran for



            win this war was because they had                                                                                            president in Guatemala from 1898



            better weapons that included horses,                                                                                         to 1920 after  Jose Maria Reina




            guns, and ships. In the other hand,                                                                                          Barrios was killed on February 9th,



            Mayan troops only had knives and                                                                                             1898. High ranking members in
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