William McNeill‚ Plagues and Peoples William McNeill was a prominent historian whose works left an undeniable mark in history. He was determined to examine a various number of diseases‚ and how they had affected the world’s population over the years in this book of knowledge. McNeill believed that the spread of infectious disease became a main shaper of history that preyed upon places such as China with the bubonic plague‚ to Mexico and the effects of smallpox. The author points out how several
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This investigation examines to what extent where those internal and pre-existing factors to blame for the downfall of the Aztec Empire. The investigation was undertaken using some of the only primary sources in existence such as that of Bernal Diaz Del Castillo and Bernardino de Sahagún‚ along with books from notable historians to shed light on vital events that took place leading to the conquest of the Aztec empire. Although popular belief is that the Spaniards conquered the Aztecs due to their
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Diaz del Castillo’s version is what he has witnessed with Cortes during the conquest and he wants to fix the works of other historians such as Gomara about the Spanish conquest because they have no knowledge of the campaign. “ Gomara says that the soldiers wanted to mutiny and rebel‚… I say never in the world was a captain obeyed with more respect and punctuality‚ as will be seen further on” (263‚ The True History of the Conquest of New Spain)‚ this is an example that Diaz del Castillo says
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strange animals. We know neither Cortés nor any of his men were gods‚ of course‚ but what was it that allowed Cortés to prevail over the inhabitants of the land? The First Expeditions To begin‚ in 1517 Francisco Hernández de Córdova‚ Bernal Díaz del Castillo‚ and some other gentlemen embarked on a journey to explore new lands in hopes of seeking employment since they had yet to find it in their new home of Cuba. In need of additional provisions‚ the governor of Cuba‚ Diego Velásquez‚ loaned
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1519 by the time the first horses arrived in North America. An exhibition led by Hernan Cortez and he brought these first horses from the West Indies into Mexico. Cortez and his group encountered the Aztec civilization when they arrived. Bernal Diaz del Castillo‚ who recorded the expedition‚ wrote‚ “The natives had not seen horses up to his time and thought that the horse and rider were all one animal”(redoaktree…). It is thought that the early ancestors of natives had encountered the early horse
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of the great variety of goods (doc. 6). The numerous manufactured wares also show the type of work and materials that were needed to be done in order to produce the items. (Insert authors’ pov/bias here). In the memoirs of the conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo‚ he describes the quality and vast amounts of goods sold at the Aztec marketplace (doc. 7). He takes not of how the items were displayed and the policies that enforced order throughout the market. However‚ he does show bias because he compared
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there existed some quality among the indigenous‚ inherent or developed‚ with the potential of impacting the Conquest’s outcome. Source Analysis Primary Sources Alvarado Tezozómoc‚ Fernando. Crónica mexicana: precedida del Codice Ramírez‚ manuscrito del Siglo 16 intítulado: Relación del origen de los indios
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Justin Martyr (100 - 165 AD) wrote‚ “But if this idea take possession of some one that if we acknowledge God as our helper‚ we should not‚ as we say‚ be oppressed and persecuted by the wicked; this‚ too‚ I will solve. God‚ when He had made the whole world‚ and subjected things earthly to man‚ and arranged the heavenly elements for the increase of fruits and rotation of the seasons‚ and appointed this divine law--for these things also He evidently made for man--committed the care of men and of all
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IS THE LEGEND OF JUAN DIEGO AND THE VIRGIN MARY TRUE? The legend of the supposed sighting of the Virgin Mary by Juan Diego‚ from Britannica Biographies‚ starts of that his first vision of The Virgin Mary was on December 9‚ 1531. When he was visited‚ he was on Tepeyac Hill‚ which lies outside of Mexico City. In Náhuatl‚ the native language of Aztecs‚ asking him to build a shrine on the hill. Juan went to tell the Bishop about the incident but the Bishop did not believe his story and wanted proof
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send out their explorers in search of alien lands. Everyone involved in the exploration was impelled by their own motives and desires‚ such as trade‚ personal wealth‚ glory and to spread Christianity. This can be summarised in the quote by Bernal Diaz del Castillo (1492/93 - 1584)‚ a sailor and later Conquistador‚ “to serve God and His Majesty‚ to give light to those who were in darkness and to grow rich‚ as all men desire to do". A key
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