The Spanish arrived in Mexico in 1519 and in Peru in 1532. They conquered both the Aztec and the Incan empires and created an empire with two divisions. One was The Viceroyalty of New Spain and the other was The Viceroyalty of Peru. Their main goal was to find gold and although they found some‚ it wasn’t enough for them to become rich. They took one seventh of the adult male Indian population from each district to a mountain that was known for having lots of silver. They were required to work in
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When discussing the importance of Spanish alliances‚ it is important to discuss Matthew Restall’s interpretation of “the myth of the white conquistador”. A common myth in regards to the Spanish Conquest is that the Aztecs were conquered by a small group of white Spanish men. Within Restall’s book titled “Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest”‚ he debunks the myth of the white conquistadors. Restall’s argues that “there is no doubt that the Spanish were consistently outnumbered by native enemies on
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Written Assignment One: The Globalization of Food In Matthew Restall’s book Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest‚ he states that “the Spanish Conquest is a mere episode in the globalization of access to resources of food production. The plants and animals of certain Old World environments and regions have a greater potential as food‚ and the peoples of those regions have enjoyed advantages over others as a result.” (145). In this‚ he asserts that the “big picture” reason for the Spaniards to
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as translators were able to communicate with other natives. Many of these translators who aided the Spanish conquerors would petition the crown for certain privileges in recognition for their role in the Spanish conquest. For example Malinalli‚ or Malinche was sold by her mother to Hernán Cortés‚ a Conquistador‚ could speak Nahuatl which was spoken within the Aztec tribes‚ Mayan and later Spanish. Through her Cortes met Montezuma in Tenochtitlan (Lepore‚ J.‚ 2002). A strategy that both Cortes and
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The lasting negative impact of the Spanish Conquests in Central America The dictionary defines genocide as the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national‚ racial‚ political‚ or cultural group. Genocide is a strong word and a word not used lightly‚ it is a word that can only describe some events. It is also something that defines the Spanish Conquest exactly. These conquests started in 1492‚ when Christopher Columbus made landfall in Central America with the new discovery of transatlantic
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Kristen Santoyo Chicano Studies 101 Tuesday/Thursday 9 AM Mid-Term Essay Question The Spanish conquests of Montezuma and the Aztecs were both a Spanish conquest as well as an Indian civil war. The thing that ties them both together is the Conquistador Hernan Cortes. You could argue for both sides as to which played a more significant part in the fall of the Aztecs‚ however‚ I feel they both played an equal role in the defeat of the Aztecs and the fall of Tenochititlan to the Spaniards. When
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South American exploration that to some degree gets glossed over is the way in which the Spanish seized control of the indigenous population. In his book Peru’s Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest Steve Stern attempts to shed light on this brushed over area of South American conquest. Stern’s book focuses on the Huamanga during the 16th and 17th century taking us through the initial conquest‚ Spanish-kuraka alliances‚ the Taqui Onqoy crisis‚ the reforms of Toledo’s and the “Republic of
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The Conquest of the Americas: Upon realizing that the New World was not‚ in fact‚ the Far East‚ the Europeans had begun their conquest of the Americas. Several Spanish and Portuguese adventurers were on a mission to conquer the native places in the Americas. Some of the conquerors involved were on a mission to introduce Christianity to the Americas‚ while most of the people did it for the gold. With just a few hundred men‚ the Spanish were able to bring down and control the mighty Aztec and Inca
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super powers. The Spanish Empire was the most powerful empire before its colonization of the West Indies began in the late 15th century. Spain had the infamous Spanish Armada‚ which was the most dominant in sea battle. Also the Spanish were very wealthy because they have acquired lots of riches from their explorations. In the 17th through 18th century‚ problems broke out in Dutch territories causing Spain to be forced to leave the West Indian Islands and Jamaica open for conquest. England eventually
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wasn’t yours. Where was the line to what was ok and wasn’t? This paper will discuss the idea of the Missionary Conquest that happened between the Spaniards and Natives along with their cultural genocide and how the history that went on clearly affected the livelihood of California’s residents‚ architecture‚ and culture today. It is not uncommon to see Adobe Spanish style homes‚ spanish street names‚ and the teachings in our educational curriculum. It will also discuss the hegemony that went on during
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