The moment Malinche was acquired by Hernán Cortes as a slave‚ neither of them could imagine the importance she would serve throughout the Spanish conquest. In theory‚ Malinche was the perfect counterpart to Hernán Cortes in his brutal conquest. She grew up without a father‚ and a mother who only valued her more for as a trade piece than a daughter. Malinche was desperate for someone who could guide her and teach the ways of life‚ no matter how evil that someone was. When Cortes became her master
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When it came to facing the Spanish‚ the Aztecs were at a severe disadvantage. The Aztecs had just finished building the main parts of their vast empire and defeated the other tribe that were the rulers of the land that their empire now sat upon. Then‚ all of a sudden‚ these strange people show up with all these strange and foreign objects and the Aztecs didn’t know what to do. As the Aztecs would soon find out‚ the Spanish had come to conquer land‚ not make allies. The Spanish were able to conquer
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After reading the short text called “A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies‚” by Bartolomé de Las Casas‚ I was surprised at the brutality and coldheartedness of the Spaniards towards the Indian natives. I knew that they did some horrible things from previous history classes and what not‚ but actually reading about some of the specific things they did was a bit hard to take in. An example of this is the following quote: “And thus pregnant and nursing women and children and old persons and
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To understand the reasoning behind the creation of residential schools you need to first understand the ideals of colonialism and imperialism and how they impacted decision-making by the government of Canada. Colonialism‚ as defined by Webster’s dictionary‚ is “control by one power over a dependent area or people” and imperialism is defined as “the extension or imposition of power‚ authority‚ or influence .” Therefore‚ as these two concepts go hand-in-hand‚ it is natural that combined they form
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The most important event of Mexico’s history The independence war was the most important historical event in all the history of Mexico. This event occurred in the 19th century between 1810 and 1821 and had different stages. At begining some movements exploted and the Spanish goverment could control but at the final the rich people form Mexico (siblings of Spanish people) take the control over the inestability of Spain. I have two reasons of why is the most important event of the history of Mexico
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In the eyes of many people‚ the Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke is seen as an established political figure‚ parental figure‚ and most importantly‚ an activist. Due to his background history of living on the border‚ Beto O’Rourke has accomplished many actions that have led him to become the Texas congressman. Beto O´Rourke has been improving the city of El Paso by defending those who are under the program of Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals‚ introducing the bi-partisan Veterans
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Conquest of New Spain When trying to recall a historical event‚ we try to find the most accurate and most reliable source that is available. It is important to make sure that the source is accurate because if it is not‚ the information that we share could be false. When recalling the events that happened when the Spanish and the Aztecs had an encounter‚ we look at many different sources such as excerpts‚ background information‚ and even the actual translated version of the book that Bernal Díaz
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n 1519 Spaniards led by Hernán Cortés traveled from Cuba to Mexico. Their goal was to conquer Mexico so that they could collect all the rumored riches. Cortes and his men went to Tenochtitlán‚ the Aztec Empire. He forged an alliance with them. The Aztecs believed Cortes was a god because he had such riches like metal armor and horses. Montezuma II‚ the leader of the Aztecs‚ had heard that the Spaniards had brought gifts for them. When Cortes had reached Tenochtitlán he had realised that his men were
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The Spanish‚ led by Hernán Cortés landed on the Mexican peninsula in search of gold in 1519. Within three years‚ the Spanish had conquered the Aztec Empire. Accounts of what happened during the first Spanish attack differ greatly based on whose account the event is read. According to the primary source by the Aztecs‚ the Aztecs were brutally slaughtered by the Spanish. When the Spanish first arrived the Aztecs called them lords because they believed that their leader was Quetzalcoatl‚ the bird
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Chapter 5 STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM 1. Revolt of Lakandula and Soliman (1574) Lakandula and Soliman decided to rise in arms. They proclaimed their revolt and gathered in Navotas. Cause: Lavezaris’s reversal of Legazpi’s policy of excempting the native rulers from tributes 2. First Pampanga Revolt (1585) Some brave Pampangueño leaders connived w/ the people of Manila and the Borneans. The leaders were arrested abd executed w/out any fair trial. Cause Abuses of the Encomenderos
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