Ferdinand Magellan was born Sabrosa, Portugal in 1428. Searching for money and glory, Magellan’s brave and ambitious trip around the world gave the Europeans with far more than just spices. Although the trip west from Europe to the east via the Strait of Magellan had been discovered and mapped, the journey was way too long and dangerous to become a clever and hostile-free route to the Spice Islands. Still, European geographic knowledge was expanded mostly by Magellan’s explorations. He found not just a massive ocean, up till then not known to Europeans, but he also discovered that the Earth was much larger than everyone had imagined. Finally, although it was no longer believed that the earth was flat at this point in history, Magellan’s circling
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He was disobedient of orders and went to Mexico with 500 soldiers and 11 vessels in 1519, to plan on taking over ruler Montezuma II in the capital of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs eventually banished the Spanish from Tenochtitlan, but Cortes came back to fight the natives and take over the city in 1521, then went and renamed Tenochtitlan into modern-day Mexico. He spent much of his later years looking for appreciation of his achievements and help from the Spanish royal court. Cortes became friends with a majority of the local people he encountered, but with others he used complete violence to eradicate Montezuma II and the rest of Tenochtitlan. He fought Tlaxacan and Cholula soldiers and then focused on taking over the entire Aztec empire. He went to Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital state and home to ruler Montezuma the second. Cortes took Montezuma as prisoner while his soldiers were raiding the city. Cortes left the city after finding out that several Spanish troops were coming to take Cortes to jail for not following as instructed. He returned to Tenochtitlan to find a rebellion in progress. The Aztecs eventually kicked out the Spanish from the city, but Cortes came back again to destroy them and take the city in 1521. After this victory, Cortes went to look for even more chances at wealth and land. He sent more soldiers out into new areas that we know today, including what is modern day Honduras. He spent much of his later lifetime looking for sudden knowledge for his achievements and help from the Spanish royal court. He passed away in Spain in
He was disobedient of orders and went to Mexico with 500 soldiers and 11 vessels in 1519, to plan on taking over ruler Montezuma II in the capital of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs eventually banished the Spanish from Tenochtitlan, but Cortes came back to fight the natives and take over the city in 1521, then went and renamed Tenochtitlan into modern-day Mexico. He spent much of his later years looking for appreciation of his achievements and help from the Spanish royal court. Cortes became friends with a majority of the local people he encountered, but with others he used complete violence to eradicate Montezuma II and the rest of Tenochtitlan. He fought Tlaxacan and Cholula soldiers and then focused on taking over the entire Aztec empire. He went to Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital state and home to ruler Montezuma the second. Cortes took Montezuma as prisoner while his soldiers were raiding the city. Cortes left the city after finding out that several Spanish troops were coming to take Cortes to jail for not following as instructed. He returned to Tenochtitlan to find a rebellion in progress. The Aztecs eventually kicked out the Spanish from the city, but Cortes came back again to destroy them and take the city in 1521. After this victory, Cortes went to look for even more chances at wealth and land. He sent more soldiers out into new areas that we know today, including what is modern day Honduras. He spent much of his later lifetime looking for sudden knowledge for his achievements and help from the Spanish royal court. He passed away in Spain in