Comparing The Conquest Of Mexico And Peru

The Conquest of Mexico and Peru were two individual but linked events that led the Spanish to conquer over territorial empires. The historical invasions of the conquests led to many changes in Latin American history, and had effects on the Spanish present day; but changes to European cultures and trading aspects back in the 16th century are insignificant. The Conquest of Mexico was basically the capture of the Aztec Empire, which was ruled by emperor Montezuma. The Conquest of Peru was the capture of the Inca Empire, which was ruled by emperor Atahualpa. With these cruel and tragic events, the culture and history of these civilizations might have had an impact to Europe.
During the Conquest of Mexico, Hernan Cortes, leader of the Spanish army, initiated the attack by deceiving the Aztec emperor and being able to slip past his guard, making the invasion unpreventable. During the Conquest of Peru, Francisco Pizarro and his men did similar actions to begin an attack on the Inca Empire, seeing an easy opportunity to capture the empire with them being weakened from a past war. The purpose of this essay is to explain the results of the conquests that occurred and whether they had a significant impact on European cultures and trade.

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Cortes commanded his army and services to storm through the great temples of the Aztec empire, which were ruled by the emperor, Montezuma II. The weaponry included a discharge of arrows and the burning of fire that took down hundreds of Mexican soldiers and warriors, and many of them were even in the highest rankings. There was also the order of setting fire to the sanctuaries and structures. The Aztecs were not defeated, however, without a battle which lasted about three hours. After the bloody war, the Aztecs had suffered the loss and the Spanish Empire took the