Conquistador

Catholicism is a staple in many Latin American countries. The religion has been a mainstay in the area ever since the first conquistadors from Spain set foot in the new world and started their sprawling conquests. As the conquistadors spread across Latin America and started to set up their systems of power, nuns, women who were spiritual brides of Christ, started to set up their power in Latin America, as well. The nuns’ relationship with power is a turbulent one. The nuns of Cuzco were very…

rice, coffee, horses, cows, pigs, and slave labor. The negative effects are Europe got syphilis. The Americas got smallpox, measles, bubonic plague, influenza, typhus, diphtheria, and scarlet fever. 16. Were the conquistadors’ motives successfully fulfilled? Explain. Most conquistadors never achieved their dreams of glory. Few received titles of nobility, and many of the rank and files remained permanently obligated to the absentee investors who paid for their equipment. Even when an expedition…

America the holiday takes place in California, Texas, Arizona, and more due to the increasing rate of immigration. This holiday blends native Aztec rituals with Catholicism. The holiday was brought to Mexico and parts of Latin America by Spanish conquistadors. On October 31 “Saint Hallows’” day is celebrated for the preparation of the day of the dead begins. Children participate in a form of Trick-or-Treating by going around to houses they collect things like candles and money. November 1 is…

- Hernan Cortes was born on 1485, in Medellìn, Spain. His father was a captain in the Spanish army. His parents wanted him to become a lawyer and sent him to school so he could study law, when he was fourteen. But Cortes wasn't interested in becoming a lawyer so 2 years later he returned home when he was sixteen years old. “Cortes had heard of Christopher Columbus' discoveries in the new world. He wanted to travel and see new lands like Christopher Columbus.” He also wanted to make fortune…

Spanish conquistadors ruthlessly destroyed many Indian empires while killing innocent people including women, children, kings, and queens. The English colonials were not as harsh on the Indians as the Spanish were during this time, but they had their quarrels. In Jamestown…

Why explore the profound secrets of the earth when everyone believes circumnavigating it is illogical? During the Age of Exploration, people began doing what seemed impossible: expanding into the rest of the world between the 1400s and 1800s. Expeditions across the world were very long and expensive, not to mention very dangerous. Europeans risked perilous ocean voyages to discover new sea routes in order to expand and establish powerful trading empires. Many sailors died on the way and some…

During the late 15th century, many powerful European Nations, headed by Catholic Monarchies emerged and consolidated their control and hold over large fragments of land and peoples throughout the peninsula. As these nations expanded; new trade routes and technologies exchanged hands, leading to improved standards of living, this resulted in extensive population growth. This meant that these nations had to compete for limited resources and space in order to sustain their people. Many of these…

As a result of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World in 1492, Spanish men endured months of difficult voyages in search of three things in the Americas- gold, glory, and God. In addition, having had arrived with the drive to conquer, they were soon enough met with mighty and diverse civilizations that made up Mesoamerica-- proving itself to be the perfect opportunity to take the wealth of these peoples, obtain territory, and maybe convert a few souls to Catholicism. However, these…

Aztecs, and the Mayans. The first salsas were made using tomatoes, chili peppers and ground squash seed. It was served as a condiment for an array of meats such as fish, venison, and lobster. The conquest of Mexico in 1519-1521 by the Spanish Conquistadors marked the Europeans first encounter with the sauce. It wasn’t officially called salsa until Alonso de Molina gave it the name in 1571. 1898 was the first year where salsa was available in cook books that were released to the general public.…

This article focused primarily on the Spanish conquest of the Incan and Aztec peoples, as part of Europe’s quest to conquer the Americas/”New World”. It explains how conquistadors traveled to the Americas and The ways they interacted with the Indigenous Peoples, as well as how Smallpox, a European disease, single-handedly brought whole nations down to their knees. It also cites how some Spaniards did not agree with Europe’s methods, and gave an example of one such person and their actions. But,…