entitled to any non-christian western Lands discovered but only if the native population were converted to Christianity. At these times religion was used as a form of control.. Many can argue that the Pope could have also benefited from letting the conquistadors explore the western lands and convert the natives to Christianity. Many European countries were expanding and exploring for several reasons..By claiming more Territory and resources‚A country would become more wealthier. And powerful. After
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in America- Hernán Cortés Conquers Mexico (1519-1526) This essay is important because of Cortés’s opinion of the Indians of Mexico‚ but also very interesting because of the tone of compliancy coming from the Natives. Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador‚ and at this period‚ he was exploring the land of the Aztecs. He had a large advantage over Indians with his advanced weaponry and the element of surprise on his side. At first‚ Cortés has a very favorable view of the Natives: “There [Muteczuma]
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the Aztecs and their valuables. He was greedy and wanted to conquer Tenochtitlán. Cortes met the king of the Aztecs‚ Montezuma. Cortes took Montezuma captive within his own city. However‚ Governor Velasquez from Cuba sent another expedition under conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez to take command from Cortes. Cortes left Tenochtitlan to fight Narvaez. After taking care of Narvaez‚ Cortes returned to Tenochtitlan. He found out that his men had killed King Montezuma. He decided to flee the city. On the night
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The Incas had too few weapons and too few warriors who could use them effectively. So they had to give up in the war.The Inca revolt of 1536-37 — along with the Aztec’s defense of Tenochtitlán were among of the greatest wars of resistance waged by natives against colonial powers in the Americas. The time came for Pizarro to fulfill his side of the bargain an release Atuhualipa. Then he got the news from Quito that one of the Inca`s generals had assassinated Huascar. Atahualpa was accused of plotting
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Once Christopher Columbus had discovered the New World many other European colonists decided to leave behind their old countries and take leave to the new continent. Many people had their different reasons for leaving‚ but often times it was due to religious freedom‚ lack of resources‚ trading‚ and simply to gain money. In many cases people fled to the New World for religious freedom since many religions were being ostracized. In Europe the Protestants and the Catholics began to fight over their
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to the New World and took home syphilis. The scale of death in the Americas was overwhelming‚ 9 out of 10 people died in the hardest hit areas‚ and it was not uncommon to see 50% mortality in other areas. The diseases spread faster than the conquistadors‚ who got the impression that the Americas were largely unpopulated. For a couple centuries‚ Europeans patted themselves on the back for being world conquerors‚ or explained that it was the superiority of their God‚ when in fact they were a handful
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and celebrating. The historical roots of “el dia de los muertos” stretch back to pre-hispanic cultures of Mesoamerica‚ including the Nahua‚ the Aztecs‚ the Mayans‚ the Tolecas‚ the Tlaxcaltec‚ the Chichimec‚ and the Tecpanec. When Spanish conquistadors conquered these pre-hispanic people‚ the “El dis de los muertos” custom was so deeply rooted in their cultures that even after 5 centuries of colonial rule it continues to this day and remains celebrated as it was in it first began. The modern
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people and were broken at an Inca shrine. Legend tells that when a sensitive person touches their forehead to the Intihuatana stone it opens their vision in the spirit world. In Machu Picchu there are these types of scared rocks defaced by Conquistadors in other location are untouched at Machu Picchu. Archeologists say that complex was the birth place of the Inca “Virgin of the Sun”. Also that Machu Picchu was an estate of the emperor Pachacuti. Pachacuti means “he who shakes the earth.” He
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1492-1750 in the Atlantic world. For Europe all of its changes were positive. The Europeans gained new trade goods and colonies. For Africa and America they had very negative changes. In America the Native Americans were hurt very badly. When the conquistadors came to the new world they took over their land. They then got rid of the native’s civilizations and created their own civilizations. Also the encomienda system forced them to work as slaves. The hard work of slavery killed many of the Native Americans
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Would Francisco Pizarro be considered a war criminal today? Francisco Pizarro‚ born c. 1471-1478 in Trujillo‚ Spain‚ was a Spanish conquistador. He is known as the conqueror of the Inca Empire‚ and founder of Lima‚ the capital of Peru. Not only did he participate in the Vasco Nunez de Balboa expedition to Panama that discovered the Pacific Ocean‚ but he also claimed most of South America for Spain and opened the way for Spanish culture and religion to dominate South America. In doing so‚ Pizarro
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