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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
