Conquistador

retreat from Tenochtitlan. Most of the time out numbered in battle, Cortes managed to defeat the Aztecs in less than two years, making it one of the greatest military campaigns in history. Hernan Cortes was an ambitious and calculating Spanish conquistador who in 1519, set sail from Cuba at the request of Diego Velazquez, the governor of Cuba for Mexico as part of the expansion of the Spanish empire. He was also intent to spread Christianity among the indigenous people of this unexplored and…

throughout the arena that the Anglo-Americans call the Southwest. The Spanish affected the culture and structure of the Southwest by way of religion, architecture, and agriculture and livestock. This culture shock in the Southwest by means of conquistadors. This Spanish influence…

The exploration and conquest of the Aztec Empire in 16th century lead to destruction and devastation at the hands of Cortez and his conquistadors. Hernan Cortez and his conquistadors landed on the Mexican Coast in 1519, their exploration led them to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. During their travel to city, they encountered the Txlancans, a enemy to the Aztecs and made them allies. They will play a important in the siege of Tenichcihlan. With the use of diplomacy Cortex was able to convince…

cochineal’s arrival in Europe to the ambitions of the conquistadors. When Spanish conquerors reached the Americas, they were at first more focused on European crops than growing cochineal or other New World agricultural products. Precious metals like gold and silver gained the attention of the conquistadors more than cochineal. Even items like honey and corn were more beneficial since they could be immediately eaten. The motives of the conquistadors were different from the colonists who arrived…

getting to Asia” (Boyd, Class Notes). Conquistadors led the exploration of the Americas, and the reputation that these men possessed was anything but friendly and peaceful. Conquistadors were extremely brutal towards the Native Americans; therefore, their approach to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism was not very enticing because the conquistadors used extreme force and were anything but merciful. However, the main reason for the conquistadors’ persistence in exploring the Americas…

characteristic, with his famous burning of the boats a symbol that can resonate even in today’s context. He was the most notable of the early Spanish conquistadors, conquering arguably the most difficult of the three ancient Latin American civilizations to conquer, the Aztec Empire. Of course, Cortés suffered a major decline nearing the end of career, as do many conquistadors of his era; a result of internal conflict, greed, and an inability to correctly govern his conquered territory (Navia,…

different documentations of the French colonization and Spanish conquests and their colonization of the Americas. The French Jesuits’ purpose for colonizing New France, present day Canada, was to spread the Catholic faith to the natives. The Spanish conquistadors focused on finding special metals (gold) and well populated native civilizations. Regardless of their difference they both shared a common desire for expansion. Below are several examples of how two contrasting societies interpreted…

with advanced technologies and a powerful military base. During the first battle between the Conquistadors(Cortez and his men) and the Aztecs, the conquistadors lost. They were only able to conquer the nation through giving the Aztecs the disease smallpox, which they were not immune to. He then conquered the nation, taking the goods of Mexico, such as silver, and treating the Aztecs as slaves. The conquistadors did not colonize in the land they conquered, they only took as many goods as possible…

Throughout history fire was frequently used for cooking, light, heat, and weapon making. From 8000 BCE to 1900 CE, the use of fire was also changing rapidly. The invention of fire, firefighting, forging, greek fire thrown by the Trebuchet, and steam engines were major impacts on global political and social interactions. The invention of fire greatly affected and changed social interactions by changing the way humans interacted with their environment. From the first humans to 600 BCE, fire gave…

European cultural and historical legacy especially concerning the Spaniards. Most of division occurs concerning the Indian of Hispaniola who were subjected to almost slavery and to inhumane treatment. During the Age of Exploration, the Spanish conquistadors wanted wealth and to spread the Catholic faith, as well as justified their treatment of the natives by calling them inferior. While conquering the new world, Spanish Conquistadores sought out wealth and other precious commodities. The…