[[1]] was the most powerful weapon used by the Spanish to conquer America.

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Smallpox was the most potent weapon used by the Spanish to conquer America. In the mid-16th century, the Spanish and Portuguese were the primary European countries to beat America, and their conquest wasn't the result of any typical military weapons or military power. However, they used germs of diseases, i.e., smallpox, as a result of yanking somebody who doesn't have any immunity against this smallpox. The main reason behind this unconventional weaponry war is that European countries were searching for gold and silver, which can be why they inhabited Yankee natives, as they were aware that Yankee natives didn't have immunity against these germs and that they succeeded during this.

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