The Broken Spears “The Broken Spears” is a collection of many accounts of the destruction of Mexico by Cortes and the conquistadors in their invasion. The motive behind this conquest was Cortes’ desire to bring a fortune of gold‚ spices‚ and land that can be claimed‚ back to Spain. Although these desires were admirable‚ they were sought after at the expense of the Aztecs and consequently changed an entire civilization‚ due to an initial drive for power‚ control‚ land‚ and money
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chose Hernando Cortes who had served under Velazquez in 1511 in Cuban conquest. During the final moments prior to the expedition‚ Velazquez decided to recall Cortes from the voyage‚ however Cortes ignored the command and in February of 1519‚ he sailed with 600 men to the Mexican mainland. In April of 1519‚ Cortes founded Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz where he elected officials and surrendered the authority given to him by Velazquez. This‚ in turn‚ allowed the officials to give Cortes the title of Captain
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Motives of the Great Terror * The political events that led to the Great Terror began in February of 1934 at the Seventeenth Party Congress. * Dissatisfaction between party members about Stalin‚ and this was the first time he knew his position was threatened * Events of this congress are not completely known‚ but it is said that conspirators met at this congress to discuss replacing Stalin with Kirov * Kirov was told about this and instead of wanting it‚ he decided to inform Stalin
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One of the most well known conquests of the all time is the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. This is a puzzling conquest to historians because while the Spanish had the advantage of technology‚ it shouldn’t matter when compared to the Aztec’s superior numbers and home advantage. These factors should have allowed the Aztecs to surround Cortes’s small force and soundly defeat them yet we know that this isn’t what happened. The Spanish were the ones that actually prevailed
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Hernan Cortes‚ who destroyed the population of the Aztecs by the small pox disease. Although these two civilizations had many differences they also had several similarities. They both had a polytheistic religion‚ in which they sacrificed humans for their gods. The Incans and Aztecs both had a successful military made up. But sadly‚ both civilizations were defeated by the Spanish conquistadors. Paragraph 2: Comparing and Contrasting Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro: Pizarro and Cortes were
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light. The first letter is written by Hernan Cortés to the Spanish king and Holy Roman Emperor Charles the V‚ and is a report written by Cortés about the Yucatan‚ describing its people and Cortés’ journey throughout these lands. The next letter is written by Bernal Diaz del Castillo a member of Cortés’ expedition‚ the letter itself is entitled Montezuma Stepped out of the Litter and is a description of the events surrounding the first meeting between Cortés’ expedition and the leader of the Aztecs Montezuma
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Hernán Cortés‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ arrived in Mesoamerica and between 1519 and 1521 and would war against the Mexica in attempt to claim the Aztec empire for the glory of Spain. It is how Cortés was able to take over the Aztecs capital‚ Tenochtitlan‚ is what’s interesting as it shows how not just one singular factor was the cause for the Aztecs defeat‚ but a multitude for it. Numerous factors led to the defeat of the Aztecs by Cortés and his army‚ but those most prominent to Cortés’ victory
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brain. To explore this‚ Todorov uses Cortes’ and Montezuma’s communication techniques throughout their battle to highlight the significant diversity between language and the signs it may send. Todorov’s The Conquest of America is a perfect illustration of Ong and Goody’s claim because it provides a historical case study that points to the differences between literate
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were successful in defeating the Aztecs? From sources of the time‚ historians can explain how Cortes was able to conquer the Aztecs for various reasons. In combination these reasons allowed him to have the upper hand in the conquest of Mexico. To begin with the Aztecs had a harsh tribute system that was not popular among the people of Mexico‚ and this tribute system allowed Cortes to befriend many tribes; meaning supplies were easily accessible. Furthermore‚ the Spanish brought diseases
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slave-traders from Xicalango. In 1519 Cortes acquired Malinalli from the Mayan of Potonchan as a peace offering of 20 slave girls including Malinalli. It was said that Malinalli was a beautiful and graceful young women. She was baptized with the name of Marina. Cortes saw that she spoke two languages Nahual/Aztec. Cortes realizes she was an asset and kept her by his side as an interpreter and an advisor. Marina became an invaluable translator and advisor to Cortes. She provided an insight on the tribe’s
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