Question

Why might the Spanish colonists prioritize the creation of documents such as Codex Mendoza after their successful conquest?(1 point) Responses to go back and erect the buildings destroyed in battle to go back and erect the buildings destroyed in battle to help bring back traditional religious ceremonies to help bring back traditional religious ceremonies to conquer the empires’ capitals to conquer the empires’ capitals to take note of the Indigenous cultures and government before their disappearance to take note of the Indigenous cultures and government before their disappearance
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Answer 1

The correct response is: **to take note of the Indigenous cultures and government before their disappearance.**

The Spanish colonists created documents like Codex Mendoza to record information about the Indigenous peoples, their cultures, governance, and social structures, which were at risk of being lost following the conquest.