European colonization of the Americas

The Conquest of the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadores changed world history according to Gomora. The Spaniards conquered the Aztec and Inca Empire against all odds. Did the Conquistadores achieve the conquest because they were superior or something else needed to happen? Hernan Cortes expedition was to conquer the great empire of the Aztecs. One of his companions, Bernal Diaz del Castillo, wrote a probanza, or account, of the conquest. In the journey, Bernal talks about the journey that…

Women throughout the world have always had multiple roles in a society. Some roles were more influential, while others remained more domesticated. Yet, throughout both novels, women shared similar duties. Sundiata, by D.T. Niane, describes the journey of King Sundiata Keita’s road to become ruler of the Mali Empire. The Conquest of New Spain, by Bernal Diaz, recounts the downfall of the Aztec Empire. In the Aztec, Spanish, and Mali Empires women were portrayed as domesticated, were used as a…

What Caused the Pueblo Revolt? History 1301 Sagun Khadka The “Pueblo revolt” which is also known as the “pope’s revolution” was a rebellion made by the all indigenous pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers. It was a mass revolution started on August 10, 1680 and ended on August 21, 1680 which result in killing almost 700 civilians. It actually happened when the Indian finally decided they had enough of the Spanish enslaving, murdering, and making them believe in Christianity and when Pepe…

colonised the Americas and led many explorations. He led the exploration to Mexico, even though he was commanded not to. If he obeyed Velazquez orders, some Mexican culture would be very different today. He helped bring the Spanish to the New World. Hernan Cortes led many explorations and this was very helpful in colonizing the Americas. Cortes was able to get through many delays and lead explorations. Cortes´s impact on the World was important because he helped colonize the Americas. Hernan…

Hernan Cortes was relentless and persistent with conquering of the Aztecs. He nearly exterminated his own troops in an encounter with the Aztecs known as La Noche Triste. The book centers around three distinct phases in order for Cortes to conquer the indigenous people. There were the Aztec insurgency, Montezuma’s death, and the 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…

Introduction Sepúveda has been known to make certain claims in regards to the defeat of the Aztec civilization to the Spaniards. Among many of those claims he states that the Indians possessed rude natures and limited intellectually capacity thus, they had no choice but to succumb their will to the Spaniards by Aristotle’s doctrine of natural slavery. This papers shall refute the aforementioned claims and gather evidence drawn from several works those of which include authors: Lockhart,…

la Nueva España” or “The True History of the Conquest of the New Spain.” Written by a foot soldier alongside Hernan Cortes, “True History,” allows us to get a front row view to what can be considered one of the most fundamental encounters between European travelers and New World natives. Notably, it is not written is standard academic prose but rather an everyday vernacular, creating a more intimate relationship between Diaz and the reader while also removing the middleman and making the account…

Under the Spanish colonial rule the relationship between Christianity and the indigenous people in the Yucatán peninsula brought on challenges between the two cultures both fighting to coexist. The Spaniards however had other plans when it came to subjugating the indigenous people and starving the land of its resources and riches. The Spaniards wanted to see the Yucatán peninsula in a vision of Spanish ideals and culture preferences forcefully passing on their Christian religion with the idea of…

Jarriett Hicks The reading has some useful vocabulary that was worth noting as it helped me understand the context of the text. Like some other Spanish explorers, Cabeza de Vaca found his journey to be exciting as he was introduced to new species of plant and animal life. However, I cannot imagine Florida’s/Apalachen ecosystem to be much different from that of Spain since it is fairly tropical, but I could be wrong. The excitement was short lived as the Indians from both sides of the lake…

it does still demonstrate disturbing racism and cultural intolerance, justifies merciful treatment of native populations in a manner that most European people would understand and sympathize with; moreover, the religious influence of Christianity, combined with sympathy for the Native Americans, then garners cooperation between the Natives and the Europeans. This would ultimately beneficial to both parties because it would allow a peaceful power dynamic. Although De Las Casas’ views will become…