(1542) Oidores Repartimiento Requerimiento Royal Patronage Tahuantinsuyo Vice-roy Peoples (Historical significance‚ where‚ when) Atahualpa Charles I (Charles V) Christopher Columbus Doña Marina (Malinche) Francisco Pizarro Hernán Cortés Huascar Isabel John II Manco Inca Moctezuma Pedro Alvares Cabral Indigenous ethnic groups (Historical significance/contribution‚ where‚ when) Arawaks Aztecs Cañaris Incas Mayas Mexicas Nahuas Olmecs Quechuas Tlaxcalans
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territory surrounding Tlaxcala. When the Spanish entered Tlaxcala the city was poor as a result of the commercial blockade of the Aztec. Cortes seems to have won the friendship of old Tlaxcala leaders namely‚ Maxixcatzin and Xícotencatl the elder. However‚ not all the Tlaxcala approved of this friendship with the Spaniards namely Xicotencatl the younger. Cortes reportedly preached Christianity to the Tlaxcala leaders and they were baptised and "Maxixcatzin‚ Xicotecatl the old‚ Citalpopocatzin and
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Currently‚ the U.S is in a predicament similar to the fall of the Aztec Empire. After interference from outside sources the country is sparked into a war that causes a spiral of its economy downward. After the incident of 9/11 by Al-Queda we invaded Iraq and reinforced the lust for American blood by the the 3rd world countries. The war with Afghanistan raged on and during this time there was an impact on U.S citizen’s views on the citizens of 3rd world countries like Iraq‚ Syria‚ and Afghanistan
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were not familiar with firearms‚ this made in incredibly easy for the Spanish conquistadors to have the upper hand and to be able to have the control they wanted. One of the most well-known conquistadors throughout time is Hernando Cortes. From Medellin‚ Spain‚ Cortes started off as a soldier for Spain and then became an explorer and a conquistador. He was known for using deadly forces against the natives that inhabited the lands he would conquer. He conquered countries such as Mexico and Cuba.
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both of these empires and affected them with catastrophic results. At roughly the same time as the influx of smallpox in Mexico‚ Hernán Cortés and his Spanish Conquistadors had commenced in hostilities with the native Aztec Empire. Cortés and his men‚ despite an alliance with native warriors hostile to the Aztec Empire‚ were hugely outnumbered. However‚ Cortés had another ally‚ a biological weapon that even he was unaware of‚ smallpox. Smallpox was a European disease that the natives in Latin
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Jarrett Barber Mr. Slaughter 11/16/12 Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan was the main city and capital of the Aztec empire. The city was founded in 1325 when the Aztec emperor told some of his tribes to look for a spot for their new capital city. He told them that the spot for the city would be found when they saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. This symbol is now on the Mexican coat of arms and on the Mexican flag (King). The tribes wondered around in what is now present day Mexico City
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build their own empire. By 1500 they ruled a densely populated empire. The Aztecs were impressed into building elaborate canals and reclamation projects (Bulliet xxx). The Aztecs also built impressive cities‚ and promoted irrigation projects. Hernan Cortes‚ Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain. The Conquistadors were 16th century Spanish individuals who conquered Mexico‚ Central America‚ and Peru (Bulliet‚ 438). The Conquistadors migrated to the Caribbean
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the 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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any biases should be perceived through their effort to convince their audience and what they hope to accomplish. Hernán Cortés’ letter to the crown describing the first encounters with the Mexica natives is brief‚ yet his message is clear. He recounts that on his journey to Tenochtitlan a number of Moctezuma’s emissaries met with him with great respect however their leader “ begged [Cortés]‚ not to go [to Tenochtitlan]‚ for [he] would suffer many hardships”‚ yet despite their protests still “gave [him]
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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
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