Christopher Columbus is credited with making a discovery that changed history. Before his discovery of the new world there had been no contact across the Atlantic Ocean borders. For Columbus, and his European party, this finding lead to riches and new lands for their respected countries. Another positive part of this finding of new land were people, cultures, and goods This encounter however for Indians brought an uninvited guess that wanted their land, crops, and riches. Europeans also exposed Indians to new religion, technologies, and diseases.
Christopher Columbus a European Born Spanish Monarch, who lobbied Queen Isabella for financing his voyage to find a new route to the East Indies. He was of Christian faith, and he was also educated …show more content…
He joined Hernan Cortes on his journey through Mexica. According to Johnson he wanted to record the real story since he had heard some false statements about something he was a part of (Johnson, 23). Diaz was amazed by what he saw while he journeyed through Mexica. Especially once inside the capitol city of Tenochtitlan. “When we saw all those cities and villages built in water… we were astounded” (Johnson, 23). The Mexican culture was thriving and for Europeans, who previously thought that Indians were savages, there architecture was something they had never seen. Diaz refers to this calling the cities an “enchanted vision” (Johnson, 23). Diaz was intrigued and shocked to find that there was a market place here that was advanced as it was here. Being of a European background Diaz did not think that any type of market place in the new world could match or even out do one in Europe. Expressing this stating that “they had never seen a market place so well laid out, so large, so orderly, and full of people” (Johnson, 27). All of this meaning that whatever they previously thought about Indians, they clearly underestimated the new world. The same level of shock was also given when he observed Indians practice human sacrifice. Who Diaz was not a fan of relating the atmosphere to being in “hell” (Johnson, …show more content…
This is a reliable source because he is writing about things he saw and interpreted his self. Even though he recorded it years later and he may or may not have exaggerated, Mexica was still unlike anything he had ever seen in Europe. Being born in Europe, he knows that no European has seen anything like he was witnessing before. However, Diaz does not address what the disease that killed off a great percentage of Indians. Indians never had been exposed to European disease had no cure to fight it. His attitude towards Mexica and its leader was nothing less of pure disbelief. This is also proof to why the conquistadors stayed and invaded, witnessing all of these elaborate features of the new world. Knowing that they had more advanced war tactics, Diaz and other conquistadors could easily have it
Christopher Columbus a European Born Spanish Monarch, who lobbied Queen Isabella for financing his voyage to find a new route to the East Indies. He was of Christian faith, and he was also educated …show more content…
He joined Hernan Cortes on his journey through Mexica. According to Johnson he wanted to record the real story since he had heard some false statements about something he was a part of (Johnson, 23). Diaz was amazed by what he saw while he journeyed through Mexica. Especially once inside the capitol city of Tenochtitlan. “When we saw all those cities and villages built in water… we were astounded” (Johnson, 23). The Mexican culture was thriving and for Europeans, who previously thought that Indians were savages, there architecture was something they had never seen. Diaz refers to this calling the cities an “enchanted vision” (Johnson, 23). Diaz was intrigued and shocked to find that there was a market place here that was advanced as it was here. Being of a European background Diaz did not think that any type of market place in the new world could match or even out do one in Europe. Expressing this stating that “they had never seen a market place so well laid out, so large, so orderly, and full of people” (Johnson, 27). All of this meaning that whatever they previously thought about Indians, they clearly underestimated the new world. The same level of shock was also given when he observed Indians practice human sacrifice. Who Diaz was not a fan of relating the atmosphere to being in “hell” (Johnson, …show more content…
This is a reliable source because he is writing about things he saw and interpreted his self. Even though he recorded it years later and he may or may not have exaggerated, Mexica was still unlike anything he had ever seen in Europe. Being born in Europe, he knows that no European has seen anything like he was witnessing before. However, Diaz does not address what the disease that killed off a great percentage of Indians. Indians never had been exposed to European disease had no cure to fight it. His attitude towards Mexica and its leader was nothing less of pure disbelief. This is also proof to why the conquistadors stayed and invaded, witnessing all of these elaborate features of the new world. Knowing that they had more advanced war tactics, Diaz and other conquistadors could easily have it