that dates back to the Norte Chico civilization (a complex pre-Columbian society) and the Inca Empire. The Spanish landed on the territory in 1531 and discovered the Inca civilization. In the early 1530’s the Spain’s Francisco Pizarro (Spanish conquistador) began searching the area for wealth and by 1533 had taken over Cuzco. In 1535 Pizarro founded Lima and in 1542 a viceroyalty was established there that gave the city control over all Spanish colonies in the region. The Spanish controlled Peru
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Colonialism is the establishment‚ influence‚ and exploitation of a piece of land through a political power from another country. One way for colonialism to happen is to create settlements in a foreign region. The Spanish had enough resources and supreme military power to take over the Americas despite the rebelling natives. “The Europeans conquered it‚ in spite of resistance by some 300 native people” (Chapman 4). “As early of 1598‚ Juan de Onate had led a group of colonists to the region north of
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Hernando sailed for Spain. He started from Spain. He went to Tampa Bay. He discovers the Mississippi river. It ended when he was going back to the Mississippi river. His death is on May 21‚ 1542. De Soto joined the enterprise. De Soto was a conquistador. In 1514 he traveled to the West Indies. De Soto returned to Spain in 1535. He brought fame for his accomplishments as well as a large amount of gold. De Soto was given a year to recruit and
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Ferdinand Magellan shows that the 16th century is part of the exploration of the unknown because both of these explorers discovered invaluable information about previously unknown areas. Balboa was a conquistador and explorer hailing from Spain. He crossed the isthmus into the Pacific Ocean‚ and he was the first european to reach the Pacific Ocean from America. In 1509‚ to escape Santa Domingo‚ Balboa was a stowaway with his dog aboard Martin Fernandez de Enciso and Alonso
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Although their exact origins aren’t well defined‚ records from the Spanish conquistadors describe tlacoyos as far back as the 16th century. Today‚ this doughy dish is popular among high-end restaurants and street vendors alike. In addition to tlacoyos‚ Paxia Authentic Mexican Cuisine serves dozens of other favorites‚ including quesadillas
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Hernan Cortes was a brilliant spanish conquistador that first sailed to the “New World” at the age of 19. He was born in 1485 and left Spain in 1504 in search of a place to expand Mexico for King Charles. I believe Hernan Cortes is most important because he over ran the Aztec emperor Montezuma‚ destroyed Tenochtitlan‚ and built Mexico City. In 1518‚ Cortes sailed from Cuba to explore the Yucatan Peninsula. When he first reached the Peninsula and gained news of the Aztecs‚ and Spain canceled his
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The Aztec civilisation was one of the advanced civilisations in 1325 CE. The Aztecs had wooden weapons with obsidian blades and were quite strong. They have the most advanced weapons in their society. Hernan Cortes arrived in 1519 with his highly advanced weapons and approximately five hundred warriors. The Aztec warriors were hundreds and thousands and still the Spanish were able to take down Tenochtitlan. Within two years the Aztec civilisation was conquered. According to the year 8 humanities
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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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