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In the beginning of the thirteenth century, the Aztecs appeared in Mesoamerica after the fall of the first Mesoamerican civilization, Teotihuacan. The Aztecs are said to have come from their homeland Aztlan, which is where the name Aztecs originated from. When they arrived, these nomadic people were uncivilized compared to their neighbors, so they were forced to create alliances with stronger city-states. These city-states would later be taken over by the Aztecs forming the Aztec empire. The…

How Did Hernando Cortés Change the World? By Jack McCain 6PA - 601 November 11, 2016 Hernando Cortés was a skilled Spanish explorer. Born in Medellin, Spain in 1485, Cortés was the son of Martín Cortés de Monroy and Doña Catalina Pizarro Altamirano. He studied at Salamanca which was located in west central Spain. Cortés was a hard worker, which later helped him on his voyages sponsored by Charles V, the Spanish king. In 1504, when Cortés was only 19, he set sail for the “New World,” or…

Texas is a thriving state, but it wasn’t always that way. When Texas was just a Spanish colony, it almost failed. Spain had established a few forts in Texas and had sent explorations to claim land all over Texas. In the year 1682, French explorer named Rene-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle established Fort St. Louis in east Texas and that made Spain nervous. In response to this fort, Spain made a plan to scare off the French.(Background Essay) Spain would establish missions, or places to…

In 1519, the Spanish conquerors HERNAN CORTES believe that Mexico is a place full of gold and wealth, so he lead the army went to Mexico. The king “Montezuma” who does not fear for the arrival of European, also held a grand ceremony to welcome their arrival. There are two hundred nobles dressed in exquisite costumes fitted two lines to meet Hernan Cortes and his men. When Hernan Cortes first met the king, he could not really close to him, because the king's guards told him that it is not…

Both Native Americans and Europeans are guilty of altering the non-human world around them, using the land for food and shelter, but the extent of the changes differ, as well as their motives. Native Americans survived off of the land, hunting and growing their food, but they also held a very strong spiritual connection to it, where the Europeans saw profit, they saw a long history of culture. European alterations to the environment in the New World were more severe than the Native American’s,…

Based on the documents that I have read, I have learned many things about the arrival, and possible expectation, of Cortes. The documents that I read led me to believe that Moctezuma was very excited to meet Cortes. Document B stated that Moctezuma welcomed Cortes to Mexico by saying that his throne was kept for him and that he has been worried about Cortes for a long time. He also said that he was looking toward the unknown place from which he had come, Moctezuma believed that he would return…

So like we have to understand there was about a quarter of the amount of spaniards as there were Aztecs. Yeah so the Spaniards were more technologically advanced and ish like they had more, well they had guns, which the Aztecs didn’t… then they also had trained animals such as horses and dogs, and again the aztecs didn’t… Also the spaniards had big ass ships. All of these three weapons scared the Aztecs, adding the element of fear and surprise. They also hit the fucking jackpot when it came to…

Spanish Conquistadors and the Fall of the Aztecs The fall of the Aztec Empire was due to the determination and destruction of the Spaniards. They did not respect the Natives’ religions at all. They almost destroyed all of the Natives’ culture, and now we know very little about Natives. The Spaniards’ greed and obsession with power, this was their main motivation to conquer the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs’ religion is what got them into the most trouble. They sacrificed humans for their Gods, which…

In the Caribbean, prior to contact, aboriginals implanted certain meanings and values to pearls and pearl fisheries. Oysters provided food for many Caribbean aboriginal peoples. However, the pearls were sought because they were perceived as material items “infused with a spiritual brilliance.” According to Nicholas Saunders, an anthropologist, Amerindians perceived their world as infused with spiritual significance. Natural materials, such as pearls, feathers, shells, and minerals, were…

The Aztecs originated in Northern Mexico. The Aztecs were in the 14th, 15th, and 16th century. They came to rule up to 500 small states, and 5 to 6 billion people. The Aztecs were the most powerful kingdom of all time. They formed an alliance with two other cities Texcoco and Tlacopan. Tenochtitlan was the heart of the Aztec civilization. The Aztec didn’t rule connected territories. They were conquering cities, and powers over areas. Europeans arrived in 1519. Reaching from the Pacific to the…