was Bartolome de Las Casas (1474-1566)‚ who spent most of his long life in Spanish America. In The Tears of the Indians‚ also published as A Short History of the Destruction of the Indies‚ Las Casas described in graphic detail the atrocities inflicted on the Amerindians. His account greatly exaggerated the number of Amerindians killed by the Spaniards; disease‚ for which the Amerindians had no immunity‚ not Spanish mistreatment‚ was the principal reason for the decimation of the native population
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ambitious and resourceful but these qualities must be compared to others factors such as hatred of the Aztecs by local people‚ spread of European disease‚ the Spanish military resources‚ attitude to the conflict from the Spanish and the Aztecs‚ and finally the more ruthless nature of the Spanish. Cortes played a large role for the Spanish victory over Aztecs. This can be seen in one example by the fact that he was able to make allies with the local Mexican people‚ as a result it made his conquest
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Document E could be one event that caused the Spanish-American War. The USS Maine was one of the first American battleships out there in this time and it weighed more than 6‚000 tons. Two weeks before the Spanish-American War‚ the Maine was sent out to Cuba to protect the interests of Americans due to Spanish ruling broke out in Havana. The USS Maine blew up in HAvana Harbor on February 15 1898. While travelling to Cuba‚ the USS Maine mysteriously blew up by going over a mine. Congress and most of
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Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who pillaged and explored the Mexican region of South America. Hernán’s early life was a very unique one. Even though he went to school for law‚ fate had him taking another profession. Hernán Cortés is widely known for his historic invasions and explorations. He tricked the Aztec empire and ultimately destroyed the powerful empire. Although his life was filled with excitement‚ riches‚ and fame‚ he died struggling with debts and other grievances. His early
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Francisco Franco’s death on November 20‚ 1975 ended an era of Authoritarian dictatorship and Fascism in Spain. However‚ even after his death‚ the question was where does Spain go from here? Moreover‚ the memory of the Spanish Civil War still resonated with lawmakers‚ political leaders‚ and citizens in Spain and exiles. The memories of the Second Republic’s downfall‚ the mass murder during and after the Civil War‚ and the Franco dictatorship had remained with Spain for decades. However‚ during the
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traditions that are routed in South America are exhibited through music and dance due to their constant influence across the region. Music and dances contain a wide variety of styles; from contemporary rock and pop to more popular folk and native genres. Spanish‚ Native American and African are the three main sources of the cultural groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some examples of these different cultures are Colombian‚ Puerto Rican‚ and Brazilian. For Colombian culture‚ the music’s diversity
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1519‚ the Spanish explorer‚ Hernan Cortes arrived on the east coast of Mexico and to make sure his men cooperated with him marching across the jungle‚ he proceeded burned all of his ships. He continued his journey and took out the local tribe of indians. For 83 days straight‚ Cortes and his men marched across jungles and mountains into the Valley of Mexico. Cortes arrived in Tenochtitlan with
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The early history of Pueblo Indians in post contact times are intertwined with that of the Spanish‚ who initially asserted the area and gave it the name New Mexico. A Spanish wayfarer named Marcos de Niza achieved Zuni nation as ahead of schedule as 1539‚ just 18 years after the province of New Spain was established in North America. At that point Francisco Vásquez de Coronado investigated the locale in 1540 and Antonio de Espejo in 1582. These early endeavors did not modify the Pueblo Indian lifestyle
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Beginning in the sixteenth century‚ Europeans made the voyage to a “new world” in order to achieve dreams of opportunity and riches. In this other world the Europeans came upon another people‚ which naturally led to a cultural exchange between different groups of people. Although we commonly refer to European and Indian relations as being between just two very different groups of people‚ it is important to recognize this is not entirely true. Although the settlers of the new world are singularly
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Bartolome de Las Casas did not impact the Indian community as beneficially as many people thought he did – and in fact‚ he indirectly and unintentionally contributed to the very image of the original corruption of both the private and public life in Spanish America. Bartolome de Las Casas was born in 1474 in Seville‚ Spain to Pedro de Las Casas who was a small business merchant. He immediately sent his son to The Academy at the Cathedral
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