The Spanish conquest of Mexico started in February 14th in 1519 when Cortes arrived at Tenochtitlan in Mexico. The battle was between the Aztecs and Spanish. It started when Cortés and Montezuma were on the causeway giving gifts to each other. And because Montezuma was a naive leader‚ Cortes bribed him. Later the Spanish conquistadors and allies attacked every other Aztec city by a siege. Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors wanted to gain Montezuma’s trust so that they could get the land‚ power
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The invasion of the Aztec empire by the Spanish conquistadors was a significant historical event. It was mainly led by Spain’s superior weapons‚ their tactical plans‚ as well as their belief in conquering various groups of people. These factors weren’t familiar to the Aztecs; as a result‚ it acted as an advantage for the Spanish soldiers. During the 20th of December 1989‚ a similar invasion occurred between the US and Panama. During their invasion period‚ Panama and the Aztecs lacked similar factors
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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 Spanish Civil War began because of many reasons‚ but mainly for the differences between fascists‚ the Republican government of Spain‚ and socialists‚ the Nationalists who rebelled against their oppressive government. The war took place from July 17‚ 1936 to April 1‚ 1939‚ starting in Morocco and ending in mainland Spain. The Spanish Civil War reeked of religious differences and quarrels over government policies‚ but could have been prevented if a more democratic approach was taken by the Second
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The Spanish-American War The Spanish-American war was a brief conflict between Spain and the United States over the Spanish possession of remote island territories. The war‚ which was contained completely within the year 1898‚ revealed the status of the United States as an emerging superpower and granted numerous territories political independence. Beginning in the late 1400’s‚ Spain began colonizing the Americas with its own people. At its largest‚ the Spanish empire stretched from the eastern
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The Broken Spears is written by Miguel Leon-Portilla‚ he gives the accounts of which the Aztec Empire falls to the Spanish in the 16th century. The book‚ Broken Spears‚ shows the view of the Aztecs more over than the Spanish‚ Miguel Leon-Portilla describes the many reasons as to why the Spanish were successful in the victory against the Aztec empire. The Spanish had technology advantages over the Aztecs‚ and they also had the poor leadership of Motecuhzoma. One of the most notable factors that caused
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The articles that were assigned were accounts from Spanish men who actually lived during the 1700’s to the mid 1800’s‚ and their impact on the Indians. They were able to document different situations in which the Natives were exploited or abused‚ although some portions of the readings like the one by Father Junipero of the San Diego Mission‚ or that of Captain Alejandro Malaspina are completely one sided. Both make it seem to the reader like the Natives were uncivilized and didn’t have a fear of
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of the Spanish Civil War. This disastrous war left behind 500‚000 people dead and a country that had been damaged and internally divided. Francisco Franco‚ a Nationalist general‚ took control of Spain and was named “Caudillo de España”. He then ruled Spain through an authoritarian dictatorship. Franco was a careful and systematic leader‚ and his main goal after the war was to reconstruct Spain and make the nation powerful again. He was convinced that he could inaugurate a new era in Spanish History
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Socioeconomic Structures and History in Spanish and Portuguese America from the Conquest until Post Colonial Period Throughout the entire history of Portuguese and Spanish occupation of the Americas there were evolving hierarchies‚ labor regimes‚ gender relations‚ sources of wealth‚ regions of wealth‚ trade routes‚ uprisings‚ economic hard times and high times‚ etc. A very prominent source behind this constant ebb and flow of the history of Portuguese and Spanish Americas can easily be attributed to
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social conventions‚ particularly during each revelation of Epicoene’s true character‚ and most notably in the final scene‚ where Morose finally learns of the truth surrounding his new bride. Bel-Imperia‚ Kyd’s creation of a manipulative woman in The Spanish Tragedy‚ can also be argued to be a social deviant‚ as she challenges the illusions of performance versus reality throughout. We do not know where her loyalties lie‚ and she seems to often contradict her own feelings and ideas. Social dynamics are
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