Conquistador

The harsh realities of slavery killed many natives. Other issues such as disease made the native populations continue to shrink. Cash crops were becoming popular in the new world. Already having a colony in Angola, the Portuguese had the perfect place to buy people. These people knew nothing about the new land and would not be ab le to escape and meet up with their tribe. A mix of convenience, racism, and away field disadvantage brought the Portuguese, as well as other Europeans, to the…

population died because of violence and fighting or because of diseases like smallpox and measles during the first hundred years of the European conquest (Szalay). Further advantages like muskets, gunpowder, and horses contributed to the victory of the conquistadors. When the capital of Tenochtitlan fell apart, the Spaniards took the city apart brick by brick, and built modern day Mexico City on the ruins of the once great capital city. After the capital…

Due to her skill she was treated with respect and quickly took control of her situation, thus granter her more agency—how much you control your situation. Malintzin was living more safely than she was before because she was need by the Spanish conquistadors. She was the bridge between two different nations, and everything was on her hands. She had the power to make or break either nation, and she made decisions based off her rational (Discussion, 9/11/15). Malintzin saved many lives using her…

He was one of the most infamous and effective spanish conquistadors. Pizarro came from a poor family and background, he was the son of an army officer and servant. After joining the spanish army and gaining a reputation, he then started building upon the person we know today. I like millions of other people when…

Introduction Is the United States dominance as a country related to what Jared Diamond terms in his book Gun, Germs and Steel as the Yali’s question? Where Mr. Yali Jared Diamond’s New Guinean friend who was a politician asked him the reason why it was mainly the whites who developed so much consignment and brought it to New Guinea but they the black people had little shipment to call their own?” Yali’s use of the term cargo/ shipment/consignment connotes material goods such as steel axes,…

European Invasion of the Aztec Empire After Columbus discovered the New World, Europeans began to flood into the new region where they encountered many native people mistakenly referring to them as people of India hence the term Indians. These native civilizations, though seeming cut off from the rest of the world flourished with large cities and advanced technology that is still revival in today’s modern science, especially in the field of Astrology. One of the societies the Europeans…

Race is a social construction created by White European men because there is no biological evidence to support the idea that one race is superior to another, therefore, giving them permission to dominate all non-Europeans and as a result improving their economic stance. There is not one clear definition of race. It exists as a social construction that was later adapted by many cultures in order to survive and thrive in what is present day America. Soya Jung defines race as an idea created by…

By 1750, three main countries emerged as imperial powers in the New World: Spain, England, and France. As with most European countries, in the 15th Century, they had learned about the riches of Asia from the Crusades, in which soldiers journeyed to the Middle East to reclaim Jerusalem. The land road to Asia was generally dangerous and expensive, but the European desire for fine goods caused a race to find another route to that continent. Ships from Spain, England, and France sailed westward in…

How fortunate are we to live in an era in which all the world’s information is at the tip of our fingers? Through online research, we have gained some knowledge in regards to the enriched history and secrets of Peru. By the end of this project, we were convinced it is one of the most unique and densely cultured countries anyone will ever come across in their lifetime. Located in northern South America, it is home to approximately 30 million Peruvians. It has a strong sense of national identity,…

For example was the famous Conquistador Francisco Pizarro who discovered the Inca tribe of South America. Before this time period the Incas were an advanced civilization of people who flourished under kings with institutes for learning, sophisticated calendars, and there own religion…