Three years after Hernan Cortés captured the Mexican capital of Tenochtitlan in 1521‚ the Spanish continued to deceive the Indians into giving them goods and taking over their land. They decided that a good way of doing that would be to convince the native people that they were worshipping the wrong God and they should learn about the right God so they can convert to Catholicism To work this plan‚ Spanish minister general Francisco de los Angeles ordered twelve friars‚ now known as the “apostolic
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Looking through the eyes of the aztecs The Spanish were more advanced in terms of weapons which contributed to the success of the Spanish conquest on the Aztec Empire in the late 1500s. The trust the Aztecs gave to the Spanish conquistadors‚ the diseases brought to the Aztecs and understanding of Aztec culture also led to the Spanish conquistadors to a successful conquest. When Bernal Castillo and Cortes‚ along with their soldiers‚ first arrived to Mexico‚ they were greeted by Moctezuma . Moctezuma
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opportunity. The Spanish came as conquerors; the resulting political system was entirely autocratic and solely devoted to the furthering of the motherland. Spain gave its colonies little self-rule. Instead‚ Spanish rulers dictated all the policies of its New World territories. The English and Spanish both wanted to explore and find new territories too politically and economically control. The Spanish colonies developed economically by using the Encomienda system. In this system‚ Spanish lords exploited
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Question|What words do you recognize?|Tips to Help|What do you think the question is asking?|Answer the question by using words FROM the question; remember to review the Tips to Help. | 1) ¿Cómo se llama la biblioteca? |Cómo = what Se llama = is called (this is the verb in the question)|When writing your responses‚ remember to use the vocabulary from the question to guide you. Start with the subject of the sentence‚ then the verb (be sure to make changes if the subject changes)‚ then include
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and the Spanish American War‚ which began with President McKinley’s declaration on April 11‚ 1898. The Treaty of Paris‚ signed in December of 1898‚ formally ended the war; Spain had ceded Cuba‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico to the United States‚ and the Spanish sold the Philippines for $20 million. Strong feelings of jingoism caused by Hearst’s and Pulitzer’s famous “yellow journalism” coupled with Cuban revolts in 1895 led up to the eruption of the Spanish American War. The causes of the Spanish American
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There are many effects of the Spanish American War. Spain lost the last of their colonies and would later be removed from the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. would gain many colonies such as the Philippines‚ Puerto Rico‚ Guam‚ and etc. Due to this war the U.S. recognized as a world power. The United States ended up spending more money/lives putting down Filipino rebellion. It also caused opened markets in Cuba and other places near cuba Theodore Roosevelt When William McKinley was assassinated Roosevelt
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a lesson to bold Spain. We will avenge‚ by more than speech the destruction of the Maine!” These words were spoken by H. W. Petrie (1898) (p. 592). These words were spoken about the Spanish-American War. Mr. Petrie spoke these words after the destruction of the Maine‚ which is thought to be a key affect of the Spanish-American War. The war was based on the U.S. going to war with Spain to help Cuba fight for their independence from Spain. This war only lasted a few months‚ and there were not many deaths
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Student Teacher Class Date English VS. Spanish Colonization Although the English and Spanish both sought to sail across the Atlantic and explore to conquer the New World for their own unique reasons‚ the conditions and experiences they faced differed greatly. Spain claimed to have conquered the New World first with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492‚ while the English claimed to have done so with the establishment of Jamestown in 1607. Spain and England both colonized the Americas and
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IB HOTA 3rd period English vs. Spanish Colonization From 1500 to 1700‚ the English colonization of the Chesapeake region and the Spanish colonization of the Central/South American region varied greatly in their primary motivations for settlement and the lasting effects imprinted into both societies. The English motives in settling the Chesapeake region were more economically-based‚ seeking greater economic opportunity and employment‚ while the Spanish effort took on a more religious approach
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The Causes of the Spanish Civil War What were the causes of the Spanish Civil War? Between 1936 and 1939 over 500‚000 people were killed in the Spanish Civil War so this cannot be considered a ’little’ war that was overshadowed by the problems that were occurring in Europe during these years. In 1920‚ Spain was a constitutional monarchy. The king was Alfonso XIII. However‚ the government was inefficient and corrupt. In 1921‚ an army was sent to Spanish Morocco to put down a rebellion. It
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