Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the toppling of the Aztec and Inca empires?
a. Pizarro manipulated the hatred of subjected peoples toward tax collectors and overlords to gain allies against the Incas; Cortes used a similar strategy against the Aztecs
b. Epidemic disease weakened both the Aztec and Inca resistance to the Iberian conquistadores
c. Iberian conquerors starved residents of Tenochtitlan and Cuzco into submission when they could not capture the cities outright
d. Rulers of both the Aztecs and the Incas tried to negotiate a settlement with the conquistadores, but language barriers inhibited successful results and fighting broke out