Aztec culture‚ who after a clash between tribes was ceded as a slave‚ because that was the tradition of those times. Later‚ Malinche was again ceded as a slave‚ but this time to Hernan Cortes by the cacique of Tabasco‚ along with 19 other women‚ some pieces of another and a set of blankets. Afterwards‚ Hernan Cortes learned that Malinche spoke several languages and did not hesitate to use it as an interpreter in order
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Dear Journal‚ My name is Hernan Cortes and I want to be a conquistador. I was born of Christian faith in Medellin Spain in 1485 but I’m not exactly sure what my exact date of birth is. I am a son of a well-known noble Spanish family; my mother‚ Catalina Pizarro Altamirano and my father‚ Martin Cortes. When I turned 19 I moved to Hispaniola as part of the Cuba conquest. I attended Salamanca University studying law when I was 14 as this is what my parents wanted but I could never concentrate on my
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Conquest of New Spain When trying to recall a historical event‚ we try to find the most accurate and most reliable source that is available. It is important to make sure that the source is accurate because if it is not‚ the information that we share could be false. When recalling the events that 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
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Who were the Aztecs? Why were they considered to be an empire even greater than the Romans? And how was Hernan Cortes able to defeat them? These are some of the questions that people ask about these indigenous people. These people are known as the Aztecs but originally called themselves Mexica. They came to Mexico in the early thirteenth century and from there they started to develop a social structure and government consisting of priests‚ kings‚ peasants‚ and soldiers. Besides having a very organized
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A Critical & Comparative Review of La Otra Conquista In history‚ there are two sides to every story – the side of the “victor” and that of the “loser.” Often times‚ historical interpretations of past events and eras have an altered or biased view of the world that fails to rightfully acknowledge those who had been oppressed or conquered – those on the “losing” side. The film‚ La Otra Conquista‚ aims to dispel myths and hyperbolic interpretations of the Spanish conquest of the Americas that place
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believed that the world had ended a few times before‚ so when the city Tenochtitlan had an earthquake and the capital was flooded by Lake Texcoco they took it as a warning of the empire ending. In the same year of 1519 the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes arrived on the east coast of Mexico. After about 2 years‚ Spanish weapons and European diseases destroyed had destroyed the empire. Mali’s on the other hand were different. After the rule of Sundiata‚ the new ruler named Mansa Musa can to power. He
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The collision of the New and Old World impacted the Europeans‚ Africans‚ and Indigenous people immensely. When the two worlds were introduced to each other they set up trade routes‚ such as the Columbian Exchange. Although it was new for all three of them‚ they adjusted well to the changes over time. The introduction of the new foods‚ animals‚ diseases‚ religious matters‚ etc. made all three groups forced to accommodate. In 1492‚ Africans along with the Europeans and the Indians‚ created the Columbian
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February 20‚ 2012 HIST 125 Comparison of the Spanish Conquest After the Spanish Conquest‚ many written document have become used as sources that help recount major events from the past. Therefore‚ it becomes that job of historians to analyze sources and determine their accuracy and relevancy. “The Conquest of New Spain” written by Bernal Díaz and “The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico” are two sources whose themes can be compared and contrasted in order to determine their
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Discuss the extent to which diseases brought by the Europeans played a role in the Spanish Conquest of Mexico and Peru. Before 1942 there was about 50 million Native Americans in Mexico and Peru within 100 years such Native American population decline as much as 90% (45 million). This was mainly as a result of the diseases brought by the Europeans and the diseases that had existed then. Therefore‚ the natives believed that their God’s had deserted them. However‚ there were other factors which played
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unsure even frightened of their future. Motechuhzoma‚ his magicians and many others thought that the future had already been determined and that they should not fight. They were emotionally prepared for defeat. One other belief was that Hernando Cortes was their god Quetzalcoatl and they did not want to incur the wrath of any god. So they welcomed him as a god and produced gifts to please him instead of treating him as a stranger and with suspicion. Another factor that contributed to the defeat
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