Spanish conquest attempted to replace Aztec religious practices with Catholicism.

Evidence

The Spanish recognized the religious significance of the courts and wanted to replace the old local pagan religion with their new Catholic one. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 621

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 621
• XREF: connects to: Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl embody a cosmic duality central to Aztec religion — , A Year of World Stories, 10337