Aztec

The age of exploration was one that flourished in new discoveries of new lands, and resources. Many countries had a lasting effect on this era of time. Perhaps the most influential was Spain. Spain was the beginning point for many famous explorers including Columbus, Pizzarro, and Cortes. All three greatly influenced the exploration age. Of the three explorers, Columbus was the first to embark on his voyage. In 1492, the sea captain, Christopher Columbus, set off for Asia, to find the luxuries…

New World. The Spanish conquest was largely due to the rumors of fertile lands, superior freedom, and an abundance of riches. Hernan Cortes is set on conquering the Aztecs, in order to fulfill his need of replacement slaves. The Spanish need slaves to work their cattle ranches, sugar plantations, and gold mines. Spain conquered the Aztecs because of the high advantages Cortes had. Cortes had native allies, superior weaponry, urbanization, and the detrimental effect of…

food, with westernised versions being featured almost everywhere from restaurants such as MadMex to fast food outlets such as Taco Bell. Mexican cuisine is a complex cuisine and also portrays the history of Mexico from the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire to African slavery in New Spain, these two events majorly influenced the food the people of Mexico eat today and also ate in the past, thus creating a cuisine that is both unique and…

dictator, Porfirio Diaz. This group’s search for national identity led them to embody indigenous themes in their artwork. Herran’s mural, Our Gods (1918 Mexico), uses the syncretism of Aztec and Spanish cultures to create a…

and Portuguese within the Americas. This area encloses 20 states starting from the border of North America to the end of South America. This region was first known as the home of a group of people who had one of the most advanced civilizations, the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. This was before the arrival of the Europeans during the end of the 15th and peak of the 16th centuries. There were many vital events that has helped develop and allow Latin America to be who they are today. The Incas were…

“I love to travel, but hate to arrive.. . .” - Hernán Cortes. Hernán Cortes was a famous Spanish Conquistador who helped cause the fall of the Aztec Empire. He helped colonize mainland in Mexico. He helped expand Spain’s land in the 16th century. This was a large achievement in a time when there were many expeditions. Hernán was born in Medellin, Spain in a family with little nobility. Hernan was always interested by the numerous expeditions to the New World. When he went to Cuba he became…

Catalina Pizarro Altamirano was around 20 years old when she gave birth to the man who would later defeat and conquer the entire Aztec Empire. His name was Hernan Cortez. He was a Spanish conquistador whose explorations and conquests led him to great fame. He was born in 1485 in Medellin, a town in Western Spain which is now known as the Castilian province of Extremadura. He was born into an aristocratic family who were fairly well-known due to the fact that his father, Martin Cortez de Monroy…

Some of the actions the Spaniards took competing for colonies around the world following the exploits of Christopher Columbus was when Cortes took Montezuma hostage and killed him in order to capture Tenochtitlán. The fall of the Aztecs at Tenochtitlán marked the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Americas. The next event that took place competing for colonies was lead by Francisco Pizarro that was similar to Coronado's situation in Peru. He tricked Atahualpa into meeting for a “peace…

whereupon she learned Mayan. Ultimately, she and 19 other girls were given to the Spanish as gifts by those of Tabasco. When it was known that she spoke Mayan, she and a Spaniard who also knew the language jointly communicated Cortés’s words to the Aztecs. Malinche’s role was known and accepted in that time period. Even though women’s rights were somewhat undeveloped in all societies at that time, people, especially women who usually adopted the identities of their husbands, were allowed to move…

trade routes. Gold was a major reason for exploration between 1492-1682. Hernando Cortes had a great impact in the gold rush during this time. When he had landed in Mexico in 1519, and eventually had made it to Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capitol, he had seen all of the Aztec people with gold all around their bodies and soon realized how much he wanted some of his own.…