Cortes Generales

woman the Gulf of Mexico that played an important role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire. La Malinche served as interpreter, advisor, and intermediary lover of Hernan Cortés. In 1519, he was one of the twenty slave women given as a tribute to the Spaniards by the Indians of Tabasco, becoming mistress of Cortes and giving birth to her first son, Martin, who is considered one of the first mestizos (people with mixed European and indigenous) descent. I think in the actually, La Malinche…

he practiced human sacrifice. This facilitated Cortés attack on Montezuma; Cortés had help from local natives that wanted to see Montezuma dead. Night of Tears June 30, 1520 Cortes lost a lot of Spanish and Native Indian men that night as a war broke out. Cortes was being insubordinate to Cuba governor and would not return to Cuba. This caused governor Velasquez to attack Cortes. Cortes left Lutenant Alvarez in charge while Cortes left Tenochtitlan, Alvarez made a big mistake by killing…

7. Hernan Cortes is known throughout history specifically for his conquest of the Aztec peoples. Militaristically speaking this was a significant event. Cortes defeated an army 300 times the size of his own and was able to take control of the Aztec capital. Yet, Hernan Cortes is not a celebrated hero in modern day Mexico. Do YOU think Cortes is a hero or villain? Keep in mind this is a complex question. You should not simply say he was a villain because he killed many Aztecs. Your answer needs…

The Conquest of Mexico started in 1519 and was between the Spaniards and the Indians. The leading commander for the Spaniards was Hernán Cortés. His objective was to capture the center of Mexico, Tenochtitlan. The Spaniards had a technological advantage which was the quality of their weapons. The steel armor and weapons were an advantage over the Indians because the Indians had wooden weapons. They had other advantages as well such as diseases, dogs, and horses. Although horses were one of the…

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 and social orders. Many explorers deemed them as savages, cortes calling them ¨horrible and abominable,( DoC 1) Deeming them as savages, for their naive behavior, Pizarro sought to take advantage of them. Enslaving the Incas to tool farmland and the mass rape of women and children are some of the cases…

These letters written by Hernan Cortes who was a Spaniard conquistador who first conquest of Cuba and thereafter turn his head to the Mexico to conquest as well. In 1519 he sorted out attack of Mexico. Thereafter, he arrived in Mexico on April 22, 1519. By 1521, he had taken all the control of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan ( Mexico City ).After his conquest of Mexico , Spanish chroniclers offered him to write what he saw in Mexico, thereafter he had to write these letters to show what he…

The documentary, The Other Conquest is based on a year later after Hernan Cortes’s invasion. The opening scene shows a native Aztec, Topiltzin as the last survivor of the massacre at the temple. As he searches among the dead bodies for a sigh of life he discovers his mother dead. Seeing all that’s left behind which isn’t much, he than realizes the importance of his existence. He felt as if he was assigned to keep his culture alive. To do so, he draws in his codex all that has occurred. Topiltzin…

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…

Failing Spain The third and final reason why Coronado was evidently villainous is that, although he was adventurous and discovered many natural wonders, his expedition failed to do what it had been meant for, thus failing Spain. People may argue that Coronado, despite his flaws, was actually a great person who’s legacy was to be remembered, as he discovered many prominent features what is now the southwestern United States. Some such aspects were pueblos, buffalo herds, the Colorado Plateau,…

Among the most important of his descendants may be mentioned Gutierre Gomez de Toledo, brother of the 3rd Lord of Valdecorneja, who along with his nephew Fernan Alvarez de Toledo, Count of Alba future were two great figures of Spanish politics of the XV century. Uncle represented the intelligence and skill, while the nephew could devote himself entirely to the military activity with the comfort of knowing that Don Gutierrez cared court in the interests of both, while his military exploits would…