The Spanish conquest of Mexico is an epic story that is understudied. The historical documents recounting the events are either written through the memory of the conquerors or the conquered‚ and as a result there is a great disparity in the facts‚ those facts changing depending on which side produced the documents. We will take a look at several of the documents published in Victors and Vanquished from both the Spanish and Nahua perspectives‚ analyzing them for bias‚ lessons learned‚ as well as the
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Imagine you are born in 1452 as the illegitimate son of a legal specialist‚ and a peasant woman. Because of this‚ his parents could not raise Leonardo da Vinci‚ so his parent’s family raised him in Vinci. This is a problem that he faced his entire life. While he was truly loved by his parents‚ he was never truly accepted by society. However‚ the criticism he faced in his early years quickly vanished as a result of his achievements. Because he had such a wide variety of skills and knowledge‚ he is
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advanced or as powerful as the Europeans‚ they were able to make amazing things happen. In Documents 1‚ 2‚ 5‚ and 7 we see how the Spanish invaders saw the technological and intellectual accomplishments of the Mesoamericans. In Doc 1‚ from the Florentine Codex‚ Friar Bernardino describes how the Aztecs made clay bricks. He tells of the process the brick maker used and he described that the quality was “well tempered”. This shows that the Aztecs had sustainable methods of creating sturdy‚ clay brick
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When the Europeans first encountered the new world they found many things that they could take advantage of. However‚ European relations with natives from the new world wasn’t always on good terms. This can be seen when King Afonso’s of Congo relations with the Portuguese is compared to the Mexicans relations with the Spaniards. Although‚ these are different countries and different people‚ their relations with the Europeans are quite identical in terms of the treatment of the natives. During the
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far-reaching cultural accomplishments in the Renaissance was done in the periods of greatest insecurity. Since very young age‚ Leonardo had been struggling to assert himself because he was born as an inlegitimate son of his father‚ a respected Florentine notary Ser Piero. He also had to look at the political winds and made a lot of crucial dicisions in his life: from the changing of sides to following many other paths than just being a painter. Experiencing early success on becoming a member of
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from the Washington Post try to solve the mystery of the Watergate affaire. While there voyage leads them to various ways of obtaining information they do not always stick to the journalist’s codex. But how far must a journalist go to receive useful information and how strict can one obey to the journalist codex. After the Watergate affaire Woodward is told to research on the thieves and see if there is more to it then just a simple robbery. Already at the court he finds out that all the thieves
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conquest in my opinion was by deceiving Montezuma. He had Montezuma believing he had come in peace although his entrance said otherwise. His style emphasized Military traditions along with the accompanying courage of his warriors. Based on “The Florentine Codex” an excerpt from Victors and Vanquished It is clear that they were all dressed and equipped for war the second they stepped foot on Mexico. “They girded themselves‚ trying their battle gear lightly on
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two. The Lindau Gospels (c. 870) and the Codex Aureus Epternach (c. 985-987) are two pre-Romanesque illuminated manuscripts. The front covers of both manuscripts have been named some of the most important medieval illuminated manuscripts (Morgan Library‚ Metz). They are both centered on Christ crucified on a jeweled cross surrounded by mourning figures in gold repoussé reliefs. Although both the cover of The Lindau Gospels and the upper cover of the Codex Aureus Epternach feature a crucifixion scene
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about the devil. Three of these books‚ called Codices‚ managed to survive today. They are the only three codices whose authenticity is beyond a doubt in authenticity. They are: The Madrid Codex‚ or the "Tro-Cortesianus Codex." The Dresden Codex‚ or the "Codex Dresdensis." The Paris Codex‚ or the "Peresianus Codex." Pre-Columbian Maya books are called codices. These codices are folded manuscripts made with long strips of paper that are folded in a zig-zag
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In 1521‚ the Aztecs tirelessly defended their capital against Hernan Cortés‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ and his convoy of fellow Spaniards and native allies. Founded in 1345 on the shore of Lake Texcoco‚ Tenochtitlan became the capital city and religious center for the Mexica people of the Aztec empire. An Aztec eyewitness describes in detail the final days of the once powerful city as it fell to the Spaniards. When Christopher Columbus arrived to the Indies in 1492‚ he opened the gates for Spanish
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