Mexico: Hernan Cortes's Invasion Of Mexico

Hernan Cortes traveled to Mexico in 1519 with a group of men and 11 ships, after ignoring Diego Velasquez’s orders, where he then continued to have many encounters with the Aztecs because he wanted to overthrow Aztec ruler Montezuma . In addition, Hernan Cortes’s exploration of the Aztec territory led to an exchange of disease that helped lead to Cortes’s success. Ultimately, Hernan Cortes’s conquer of the Aztec Empire is a significant historical event because he explored the territory of Mexico, had various encounters with the Aztecs and other groups of people, and exchanged diseases with them. Along the way of Hernan Cortes’s expedition, Hernan Cortes explored many territories and altered them in ways that can still be seen today. Cortes’s
Montezuma welcomed Cortes and his men with gold and said that Mexico had been waiting for his arrival; he went on to tell the men to take possession of their houses, and welcomed them to “their lands” . As a result, when the Spaniards began to settle within the area, they kept Montezuma under a close watch. After, Cortes and his men fired a cannon that sent the town in a frenzy of terror. In consequence, the next morning when the Spaniards asked Montezuma for supplies they needed and Montezuma asked the chiefs to get the supplies, they were upset with him but still provided the supplies . As time went on, the Spaniards began searching and seizing all the valuable items of Montezuma and the Aztecs were afraid of the Spaniards, yet still brought them everything they asked for. As time progressed, the Aztecs had a fiesta, and while they were celebrating, the Spaniards just decided to take over and kill many of them. The Spaniards beheaded them, cut their heads into pieces, stabbed them, “no matter how the tried to save themselves, they could find no escape”, it was a truly gruesome event . However, the Aztecs were not the only people that Cortes and the Spaniards encountered. They also came into contact with the local Totonac Indians who were rivals of the Aztecs, and helped aid in Cortes’s later
During Cortes’s exploration, he dealt with many hardships because of the difficult terrain and Indian people he had encountered along the way. The encounters between Cortes and the Indians were also significant because he needed to encounter these people in order to be able to conquer Tenochtitlan. The Indian people that Cortes encountered gave him the exact power he needed against the Aztec empire. Furthermore, the exchange of disease, ideals, and plant and wildlife also had a very significant impact on history and the conquer of the Aztecs. The exchange of smallpox between the Spaniards and Aztecs is another factor that led to Cortes’s success. In addition, the exchange of ideals, plants, and wildlife led to a lot of what is present in today’s Mexico. Most of what Mexico is known for can be traced back to the Spaniards who conquered Mexico in 1519 . The exploration, encounter, and exchange that occurred during the conquering of the Aztecs by Hernan Cortes significantly impacted history, and led to many of the things seen in present day