valuable resources within the New World. This source‚ a letter‚ was written in 1519 in the city of Tascalteca by the Conquistador Hernan Cortes to the Spanish King Charles IV. At first it seems unusual that he would be writing to the king as his expedition was called off; Cortes is practically writing to his superiors about how he is defying orders given to him. It is possible‚ however‚ that after the overall success of the trip‚ Charles IV let Cortes’ potential transgressions slide. Usually‚ the expeditions
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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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of Mexico and the interaction between Hernado Cortes and Montezuma who was the ruler of the Aztec Empire. The three accounts share some similar stories on between Montezuma and the Spaniards or conquistadors especially Hernado Cortes. But the three accounts also differ in the stories it tells. The similarity between the three accounts is that Montezuma and his lords and nobles receives or greets Cortes and his men. In addition it seems that Cortes and Montezuma were in good terms with each other
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This primary source is a letter from Hernan Cortes to Charles V. Hernan is a direct participant and an authority on the matter. From the source we can tell that the author is a firm believer in God‚ maybe a Christian. He also addressed the emperor Charles V directly in the letter which could signify that he is upper class (Internet History 2018). He is also literate and an adventurous. The source is a letter Hernan Cortes wrote as the second official report on his achievements and activities in
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Document Analysis: The Second Letter of Henan Cortés to Charles V The Second letters to Charles V were written by Hernan Cortés of Spain in 1520. The letters were sent to Charles V to justify Cortés actions of attacking the Aztec ’s against his superiors order. The letters that Cortés wrote details the lifestyle‚ and culture of the Aztec ’s and how worshipped pagan gods. This document is a set of letters that Hernan Cortés wrote detailing his experiences within the area known today as Mexico. These
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Hernán Cortés was a military leader who seek to gain control on the land and in no doubt was looking for gold from the start. Cortés was becoming selfish by wanting more of the Aztecs gifts and in effect he took control. I find that Cortés was becoming selfish because despite the many gifts that Moctezuma and the natives gave him‚ he wanted more and didn’t care about the natives. Throughout the story “from The Second Letter”‚ Cortés is in awe by all the goods they have in the market which he states
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Matthew Johnson Lesson 2 Essay Assignment U.S. History One February 1‚ 2013 In the 16th century Spaniards Herman Cortes and Christopher Columbus set out on endeavoring journeys in search of new worlds. Christopher Columbus encountered‚ in the Caribbean islands‚ a group of extremely simplistic Native Americans. Herman Cortes however encountered a much more advanced Native American group in Meso America; we formally know this area to be Mexico. In my essay I will be comparing and contrasting several
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Hernando Cortes on Meeting Moctezuma & Destroying the Aztec Empire In the early 1500’s‚ people traveled their whole lifetime‚ all across the world‚ just to find two things‚ gold and property. Gold‚ the world basically revolved around it and you would do anything to just get your hands on it. It determined who you were in life‚ your social status and what kind of life you lived. You also wanted to own as much property as you could for multiple reasons. Having more land‚ led to more people‚ creating
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Ms. Cortes made the children peanut butter‚ strawberry jam and bananas sandwiches for dinner and gave them each a cup of milk. The children were immediately giving a bath when they returned home from the park. Ms. Cortes took the children to the park for the second day in a row. Mr. Perez joined her and the children. She and Mr. Perez took turns playing with the children. This gave each of them a chance to take a smoke break. The children were happy and kept telling their parents to look at them
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Document Based Questions. Hernan Cortes European History Document Based Question Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-11. The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: * Provides an appropriate‚ explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does not simply restate the question
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