Greater Mexico City

Schwartz’s text is both a history and historiography—he provides a history of the Mesoamerican indigenous groups and the Spaniards, while analyzing the various biases present in the many accounts of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. He also sets the scene for his book to be presented as a compilation of various primary sources, each reflecting the different views of the groups involved. He breaks his introductory chapter into six main sections—the indigenous people of Mesoamerica, Tenochtitlan,…

The two regions I will be talking about today will be Mexico and Costa Rica and the reason why is to show readers that their are a lot of differences in these countries such as how big they are, weather, & money wise. Costa Rica is located in the Central America and cover about 51,060 square kilometers of land and is the 131st largest nation in the world. While on the other hand Mexico is located in the North America and covers about 1,943,945 square kilometers of land making it the 14th largest…

El Chapo a hero or a Villain? Why is it that many Mexicans and, in particular, Sinaloenses (Mexican’s that originate from the state of Sinaloa) mystify the figure of Chapo Guzman? Why is it that a high percentage of them resented his capture and celebrated his escape? In a recent survey that was conducted by Univision (a very respected and trusted source of Hispanic news), they asked Sinaloenses; "With whom would you associate el Chapo with?” and the vast majority responded with characters from…

Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico, and died July 13, 1945 in Coyoacan, Mexico. She is influential in the art community for her vibrant paintings. Most of her paintings are self-portraits of herself because most of her time was spent alone. Frida Kahlo also was part the feminist movement although it wasn’t quite clear if she contributed to the movement. She married her mentor Diego Rivera twice, and she painted him in some of her works. Her bold unibrow, mustache, and being…

Spanish Conquistadors and the Fall of the Aztecs The fall of the Aztec Empire was due to the determination and destruction of the Spaniards. They did not respect the Natives’ religions at all. They almost destroyed all of the Natives’ culture, and now we know very little about Natives. The Spaniards’ greed and obsession with power, this was their main motivation to conquer the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs’ religion is what got them into the most trouble. They sacrificed humans for their Gods, which…

in Northern Mexico. The Aztecs were in the 14th, 15th, and 16th century. They came to rule up to 500 small states, and 5 to 6 billion people. The Aztecs were the most powerful kingdom of all time. They formed an alliance with two other cities Texcoco and Tlacopan. Tenochtitlan was the heart of the Aztec civilization. The Aztec didn’t rule connected territories. They were conquering cities, and powers over areas. Europeans arrived in 1519. Reaching from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico. The…

Many districts being overthrown, such as, the Toltecs, Tula, and the Chichén Itzá all lost their empire to the repulsiveness of unjust combat. After some time about 1325 through 1345 regions started to settle; around the area we know today as Mexico city. This settlement, known as the Aztec empire ended up being the most powerful Indian empire of central America. Instilling fear in all the regions around; truly upholding the reputation of being a dangerous cult waging war against any, and…

indies, call natives ‘’los Indio’s’’. There unable to find gold but he claims many islands for Spain. Spain was aiming to set up colonies but the lands were controlled by foreign nation. In 1519 Hernando Corte’s which is a Spanish adventurer lands in Mexico. A Spanish Conquer Francisco Pizzaro leads to Peru and subdues Inca. Then he kills Inca ruler named Atahualpa and defeats the Inca. Spanish and native Americans have large mixed population because the native American women and Spanish men…

Miguel Cabrera became one of the most known painters during the 18th century. Cabrera had many important patrons ranging from the archbishop of Mexico City and the miner Jose de la Borda in Taxco. Cabrera is known for a series of Casta paintings. The Casta paintings were depictions of the mixed races in New Spain, current Mexico. De Mestizo y india, coyote is a painting Cabrera did in 1763 (Figure1). In the painting, the colors are very vivid and smooth. There is a man which is the Mestizo and…

2.the right answer is, c,mayans. it is the right answer because all that was left of them were evidence and traces of the tribe. my answer was wrong because the Aztecs were war people. I found the answer in a power point. 4the right answer is B, Inca. it is the right answer because the Inca had built their civilization my first answer was wrong because the mayans weren’t even near the andes. i found my answer by using the power point. 5The silk road was shut down i found my answer by…