treatment of the slaves involved. The exploration of Mexico can be characterized as a brutal and bloody journey‚ especially for the indigenous people. At first‚ the encounters between the Spaniards and Aztecs were respectful and friendly. According to Diaz‚ Hernan Cortes implied to Montezuma when they first met “that [they
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them incapable of governing themselves. Diaz was in awe of Tenochtitlan and the Aztec empire as in expressed in this quote from the reading‚ “it is clear that Bernal Diaz had high respect for Aztec political and social organization‚ for the skills and talents of Aztec workers and craftsmen‚ for the remarkable city that stood on pilings and built-up land in the middle of Lake Texcoco.” He was impressed with how the whole city was built up and crafted. Diaz compared it to an enchanted vision from the
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first place. Diego Velasquez‚ the wealthy governor of Cuba‚ placed Hernan Cortes in charge of an expedition to Mexico. Velasquez charged Cortes with the authority to represent the Spanish crown and trade with the indigenous people he would encounter (Díaz). Obviously‚ Cortes had other plans. Whether he had concocted his scheme for the settlement of the lands he would explore when he accepted the position from Velasquez or if it was something he developed over time is unclear and irrelevant. The fact
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culture had 4 instruments: 1. Voice 2. Percussion 3. String 4. Wind v The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization with a highly developed language and culture -Mayan totonacas –local dialects-yet distant areas Bernal Díaz - Bernardo de Sahagún - Pedro de Gante – Nahuatl – v Bernal Diaz: an early conquistador (1492-ca. 1581)‚ he called azec music the poorest art of the pre-conquest natives. Aztec music to him seemed only dismal and horrible. He associated the music to the sacrifices of his comrades
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happened when the Spanish and the Aztecs had an encounter‚ we look at many different sources such as excerpts‚ background information‚ and even the actual translated version of the book that Bernal Díaz del Castillo wrote himself. After reading all of these sources‚ I found that the book written by Bernal Díaz del Castillo titled “The True History of the Conquest of New Spain” is more reliable because it provides a good amount of information that comes
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addition it seems that Cortes and Montezuma were in good terms with each other. But in the two accounts The Bernal Diaz Chronicles and Letters of Cortes writes that when Montezuma and his lords and nobles received Cortes and his men they touched the ground and kissed the earth as a sign of peace. In addition these two accounts reveal to us that Cortes places a necklace on Montezuma. The Bernie Diaz Chronicles mentions that the necklace was made of glass stone with many designs and variety of colors. In
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between different perspectives. In addition I think it is important to look at the overall motivation behind the Spanish conquest. In Bernal Diaz second writing in the book he speaks of the Spanish movement from Santa Maria de la Victoria to San Juan de Ulua. When The Spaniards arrive they have their first meeting with representatives from Moctezuma. According to Diaz‚ Cortez treats the ambassadors very well‚ and it seems that Cortez is quite intended on making a good
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interesting about the passage. What do you think you can learn from the passage? Did anything surprise you? A1: Both Columbus’ “Columbus Describes His First Encounter with “Indians”” and Bernal Diaz del Castillo’s “A Conquistador Arrives in Mexico” were thought-provoking reads. What I learned was that Bernal Diaz del Castillo (Spanish Conquistador under Hernan Cortes) and Christopher Columbus (Italian Explorer under Spanish King Ferdinand II) had very different viewpoints of the Native Americans.
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"La Malinche." Slave‚ interpreter‚ secretary‚ mistress‚ mother of the first "Mexican." her very name still stirs up controversy. Many Mexicans continue to revile the woman called Doña Marina by the Spaniards and La Malinche by the Aztecs‚ labeling her a traitor and harlot for her role as the alter-ego of Cortes as he conquered Mexico. They ignore that she saved thousands of Indian lives by enabling Cortes to negotiate rather than slaughter. Her ability to communicate also enabled the Spaniards to
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Essay #1: Spanish Colonization and Destruction of the Aztecs The Spanish influence in the Americas negatively impacted the Aztec empire and other natives of the Americas until Spanish conquistadors ultimately conquered the native people. No other outside force could possibly have been as destructive to the Aztec empire as the Spanish settlement and colonization in the sixteenth century. Regardless of primary intentions‚ Hernan Cortes and his men slowly brought down Moctezuma and his army of
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