Hernán Cortés

The Inhumane Treatment of Building American through the Eyes of the Natives. The Native American was concord by the Spaniard in 1492 which was guide by Christopher Columbus. His voyages began going to Asia but ended up in the Mexico. The Spanish accidently discover the Aztec Empire. Once the Spaniard came to the realization that the technology and architect was more unconventional than anything they ever expected. Cortez order the conquistador to use forces and weapons against the…

The Aztec Empire was once a powerful force in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica that fell from power during the early 16th century when the Spanish arrived and began conquering the so called New world. This conquest was hastened by their advanced technology and by the introduction of foreign disease’s that the Natives did not have resistance too. What many people don’t consider though is the possibility that the Aztec’s themselves also contributed to their downfall with their own beliefs regarding human…

To gain control over other groups of people was the main goal of any empire, but for it to actually happen became a reality for The Aztec Empire. Established in 1428, The Aztec Empire found its home in Central America. A sign from the gods brought them to a location where they would later established a capital called Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs would build from there and form alliances with others in the region soon to become a great power in Central American area.Feared by most civilizations,…

Battle of Tenochtitlán The Battle of Tenochtitlán took place in the city of Tenochtitlán from 26 May to 13 August 1521. It narrates how the Aztec Empire commanded by Moctezuma II fell to the Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés. Despite the numerous battles between the Spaniards and the Aztecs, the Aztecs were unable to defeat Hernán Cortés and his troops. The Spaniards weapon superiority, indigenous assistance and other key factors led to the downfall of the Aztec civilization. This episode…

The Spanish siege of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán is largely known today because of the written reports by of those who witnessed it. In 1521 the Spanish took over the capital city of Tenochtitlán, resulting in the ultimate demise of the Triple Alliance. Versions of this historical event tend to vary due to the array of perspectives involved. For instance, whereas Spanish solider Bernal Diaz wrote his personal account The conquest of New Spain, multiple Aztec informants, including Aztec…

Introduction Have you ever heard of any of the tribes that lived in Mesoamerica Mexico? Well I am going to give you compare and contrasts about two of their tribes, the Inca and the Aztec. The two tribes had both lived in Mexico. The two tribes had both lived in the Mesoamerican region. The two tribes where very religious and both had gods. This essay is going to be about comparing and contrasting the two Mesoamerican tribes the Inca and the Aztec. Also it is about the interesting facts and…

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…

Doing Time, Doing Vipassana is a documentary that explores the use of a meditation technique named Vipassana in one of India’s most harshest prisons as a means of rehabilitation for the prisoners. The filmmakers spent a lot of time inside the Tihar Central prison in New Delhi where they interviewed the inmates and the jail officers along with the woman who introduced the Vipassana meditation technique to the prison, a woman named Kiran Bedi, a former General of Prisons in India. The film…

Running by Luis Rodrigues. The book was published in 1993 and it a memoir. This genre is set in America during the 1960’s to 1970’s, more specifically it is set in Los Angeles. Most of the book highlights gang life and inequalities in America, such as housing inequalities, racism and education. However, in the later of the book it focusses on the Chicano movement during the 1970’s. A common theme in Always running besides gang life is police brutality. In one of the primary documents about…

Though The Pearl (by Steinbeck) is, on the surface, viewed as a prejudice and sexist book, there are different ways it can be read and interpreted. It is the story of a pear diver named Kino, and it demonstrates how mans’ nature can make him evil and greedy. The book sets general gender roles for the characters depicted. It also shows the function of the social class of the time. Even still, The Pearl shows that women are smart and strong when it comes to protecting the family. The Pearl is a…