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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1. Why is Cortes’ letter a primary source? 2. Is there any information in his letter that he did not actually observe? How do you reconcile this fact with the idea that this is a primary source? Can a document be partially primary and partially secondary? (i.e.‚ written by someone who did not witness the events or experience the emotion?) 3. What can you infer about Cortes’ motives in writing about “the wonders of Tenochtitlan” and the Aztecs? Why did he choose to write about the topics he addressed
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Did you know Hernando De Soto was the first to see the Mississippi river? De Soto was born in Spain. He might was born in the year 1496 or 1501. His real name is Fernando. In 1539 De Soto and his men went ashore at Tampa Bay Florida. He grew wealthy as a trader as a trader of Indian slaves. 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
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singer. The fact is that Sergio Cortes is considered one of the top Michael Jackson Impersonator’s in the world. Soon‚ the entire world will recognize this talented individual and the great tribute that he actually pays to Jackson. Let’s get real with Sergio Cortes‚ MJ impersonator. Remember to follow this talented man on Facebook and follow him on Twitter to keep up to date on his new gigs. Sergio Cortes Embraces Jackson Persona Take a look at Sergio Cortes. He is like most celebrity impersonators
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The Aztecs and their relationship to Cortes was not a close bond. The Aztecs thought he was a god who came to fulfill a prophecy. He played this off so he could get closer and so he could strike the Aztecs down. They wanted to strike down on Aztecs so they could get gold and silver and other goods (Neth). Pizarro had a relationship much like Cortez. He befriended them for a short time‚ then found the right time to strike down on to the Incas just like Cortes when he struck the Incas. Pizarro
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Hope in old age In "Loneliness" by Laura Cortes‚ the author paints a picture of a man whose family has grown up and moved on. The poem shows that a man‚ older and alone in the world‚ can still hold on to hope for the future. Cortes establishes that the man has aged considerably since “he planted the trees forty summers ago” (line 6) and “time has gone by too soon” (13). Cortes appears to be describing the old man from when he began his family‚ perhaps when he may have married and began
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June‚ 1541 A bunch of Spanish soldiers knocked on my little hut’s door to tell me about Hernando de Soto’s new expedition to the place called La Florida to get riches beyond any others and hundreds of slaves. If I go‚ I could be able to move back in with you‚ have an adventure‚ and be able to pay for our food. I had no other option but to join the soldier. I walked on a bay where there was a tall man‚ compared to me‚ and he talked about the task of what we are about to do. He was very generous and
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Avik #29 Hernando Cortez Hernando Cortez is an explorer who had made some very good progress in exploring. First of all he is a very good man with the right ideas who was trying to conquer the “new world” (America) in the name of spain. He joined many ships and became very important to Hispaniola. Hernando Cortez was born in 1485 in Spain and helped advance spain’s position in the 1500. Then he died in 1547. It all started very early on when he started
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Hernan Cortes landed on the east coast of the Aztec empire where the natives mistaken for Quetzalcoatl‚ a deity. Cortés became allies with some of the native peoples he encountered‚ but with others he used deadly force to conquer Mexico. He marched to Tenochtitlán‚ the Aztec capital and home to ruler Montezuma II. Cortés took Montezuma hostage and his soldiers raided the city. Cortés left the city after learning that Spanish troops were coming to arrest him for disobeying orders.After facing off
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Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. What he was trying to achieve was a source of wealth/gold‚ and establish a settlement. While De Soto’s journey of conquest was a failure‚ it was nevertheless historically significant. Hernando de Soto is famous for helping defeat the Inca empire in the New World and for leading the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River. Hernando de Soto is to be remembered as a “ great explorer” but‚ also seen as a “destroyer of native
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