Compare And Contrast Christopher Columbus And Hernan Cortes

Back in the days, there were a lot of explorers whether they were trying to find riches or spread religion. Every explorer had different reasons for their voyages. For example, Christopher Columbus travelled west to spread his religion in India, but ended up to America and met Native Americans. On the other hand, Hernan Cortes had a selfish reason for his voyage and wanted to get the world’s riches and let greed consume him. Two traveler and they were both faced with different situations. In comparison, both Native Americans and the Aztecs accepted Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortes with open arms. Christopher Columbus writes, “As I saw that they were very friendly to us…they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force,” (Christopher Columbus). In his journal, he realized Native Americans were nice people with a beautiful homeland. Of course, he suggested taking Native Americans back to expose them to his culture, so that the other Native Americans learn his ways and …show more content…
When Montezuma thought Cortes was someone who just arrived from Earth from a higher being Cortes did not deny that. He went along with the whole charade because he wanted to earn Montezuma’s trust and discover the riches behind the Aztecs. Even though the Aztecs accepted Hernan Cortes and his people as their own, they were attacked by Cortes and his men. Montezuma exclaims, “…What are you doing? These people are not carrying shields or macanas,”(An Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico). The Aztecs form of weaponry were shields and macana and they were not violent in nature. Obviously, Aztecs conquered many and were a well-known nation they were pretty harmonious and trusting. The Aztecs are known for their technological based city. They had markets, temples, and great architecture. According to Cortes, there are four grand entries and all of them were two spears’ length wide, (Second Letter,