British colonization of the Americas

Many cultures have been viewed through the lenses of their conquerors, and so many records of these ancient peoples can only be exclusively viewed through these lenses. And so we must try to decipher what can be taken as factual verses bias in many written documents. In the case of Hernan Cortes, though some of this accounts are relatively unbiased, most of his writing comes with another agenda. In regards to his accounts, their accuracy is suspect. Throughout his letter to Emperor Charles V, he…

European explorers and the colonization of Indian Tribes heavily impacted the north American in the New World from 1492-1609. European explorers and their colonization of the Indian tribes affected the Native Americans socially, politically, and economically.Socially, the European explorers forced Indians to convert to Christianity and decimated the Native Population. Politically, Europeans caused Indians to aid each other in protecting themselves against the Europeans. Economically, the…

When Hernan Cortés first arrived in 1519 in modern-day Mexico, he encountered natives from Cuetlaxteca. He was presented with gifts, and he proceeded to march to the palace in Tenochtitlan. Upon Montezuma meeting Cortés, the Aztecs soon came to worship Cortés as a God, of which Cortés took advantage. Along the way to palace, though, he was presented with sacrifices, which rightfully disgusted him, and he punished the royal envoy (Conquest of Mexico). This act of moral impurity formed only the…

established trade colonies in the indian cost in 1505 and had routes that led to china Amerigo Vespucci travelled deep into the coastlines of south america, shedding light on future explorers. Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation in 1517 Ottoman Selim conques the majority of arab and egypt in 1517. Jacques Cartier explored the northeast coast of north america, setting a foundation to future settlers / explorers. Spaniards fled cuba and arrived in mexico, carrying a lot of today’s…

The most popular dancers in Morelos, Mexico are Los Chinelos. Their movements and costumes have captivated their audiences for many years. The live brass band that usually follows them during their performance, like the chinelos, is also a staple of Mexican pride and culture. The image and dance of Los Chinelos has spread to other states in Morelos and has even crossed the borders of Mexico into the United States. Los Chinelos have come to represent the national and regional identity of the…

There were two major themes in the development of La Relacion. The two themes are to never judge a book by its cover and to respect others and treat others the way you want to be treated. From Cabeza de Vaca point of view, he judged the Indians because of what the Spaniards did when they conquered. On the background of La Relacion, it says “By the time Cabeza de Vaca sailed, the Spaniards had conquered the Aztecs of Mexico and the Incas of Peru. Millions of Native Americans would’ve died in the…

The Conquistadors are Spanish men that explored who find the new world but most importantly South America. Who was Francisco Pizzaro? He was a Spanish Conquistador who was born around 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. In 1528 Pizzaro was welcomed by the Inca’s leader Wayna Capac but in the Inca’s trusted leader died of small pox. Pizzaro went back to Panama overjoyed and while he was there him and his partners planned for their next conquest. 1529 when he went back to Spain the queen gave them a license…

Before 1750, Native Americans were being discovered, by Columbus in 1492, the new world and founded the European colonies along with French first in the north and along the Mississippi, and the British along the east coast. In turn the Native Americans’ lives changed. The understanding about economically, French responded by agreement. In terms of economy culturally befriended them and the point of religion, the Spanish responded harshly in terms of economy and culture in their search for gold…

The Mexican codex map was made 50 years after the Spanish conquered the Aztecs in 1521. The map illustrates two Mexican towns of Tlaxcala, the traces of the Mexican native society and the influence of the Spanish conquests in these regions. The church of Saint Barbara Tamasolco and Saint Anna situated on the left and right of the map represents each of these towns. The writings on the map resulted from the combination of the local language of the natives and one taken from Spain. Also, many of…

The land we live on, known as the Americas was home to an abundant amount of societies that were diverse in language and social structure before colonization, war, and disease had set its course. According to the text Give me Liberty in the year of 1492 when Christopher Columbus had ventured out making contact with the West Indian Islands is when a motion was set, causing harsh impacts on the development of history. The Americas came to be the way they are due to some of the power countries that…