Hernán Cortés

the popular perception of Malinche. Finding the reality about Malinche underneath all the bias is seen as unraveling or uncovering the truth. Malinche is often described as a tainted, violated traitor, whereas Cortes and his representation of a Spanish faced no harsh description. How can Cortes not be accused of being a deadbeat dad, while Malinche gets condemned as a whore any way you look at it?…

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…

would refuse to convert, Cortés was quick to lose his temper. He would destroy the Native’s temples and idols as they watched in horror. A few of the tribes, were spared this when one of Cortés’s priests would remind him true…

Carrasco, David,, and Scott Sessions. Daily Life of the Aztecs. Westport, CT: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1998. Print. Daily Life of the Aztecs was an incredibly insightful and educational source of information regarding all aspects of Aztec life. One thing I found to be especially intriguing was how many similarities there are between some current day traditions of many cultures and the ones the Aztecs used to practice. Obviously there are some major differences too, but the fact that…

Over five hundred years ago, cleric Diego de Landa approached an abandoned society lost in the jungles of Central America. His findings led him to make assumptions of these people he marked as savages. De Landa denounced these people as “idolatry, divorce, sacrificial, and slave traders” (qtd. in Gibson 13). Nearly three centuries after de Landa’s account, the U.S explorer John Lloyd Stephens noted his discovery of an altar among the ruins of a Central American city called Copán, with the…

Spanish conquistadors should not be glorified after all the historical events that have taken place. The Spaniards caused massacres that killed thousands of people. The Spanish had a harsh social class structure with unfair classification and judgment. The Spanish also really wanted wealth and growth of their culture and population. The Spanish conquistadors should not be glorified, the Aztecs would kill others as a sacrifice to the gods they believed in. Similarly, “The Spaniards…

In a distant land, there was a famous city where the Aztec’s god had told them to look for. Tenochtitlan, surrounded by "floating gardens" and high mountains, was beautiful and very well-organized. One day, an Aztec merchant went up to the Great Temple to ask the priest to interpret his dream. As he arrived, his eyes immediately flashed on the majestic temple. It was standing about ninety feet high, two stepped pyramids rising side by side on a huge platform of this ginormous structure.…

Aztecs and Spaniards Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico By: Colby Bryant This book is about the Aztecs and how they came to be. It's amazing how far we’ve come and how we evolved to the people we are today with government and knowledge. It was a lot different back then, especially with the Aztecs. They believed in a lot of different things like: religion, government, parenting styles, etc. It was a very hard, and rough time to be alive in for everybody. People from other countries would travel…

This image appears to be depict the Massacre of Cholula from the perspective of the Tlaxcaltecas. We see that most of the Cholula people were easily killed and dismembered by the powerful Spanish warriors in their metal armor. The artist represent the Spanish forces and what appears to be a few Tlaxcalteca soldiers as valiant heros conquering a weaker undeserving people. The Indian at the far right appears to be jumping of the pyramid as if to commit suicide. The portrayal of the Cholula…

On May 18, 1539 our expedition began at florida we were off looking for goods. We are traveling with 600 men and we do not have very much supplies with us. We are looking for supplies right now. We brought some pigs and horses over with us. We were sent over here looking for gold, slaves, and land. Our leader is Hernando De Soto. Hernando De Soto was born in Extremadura, Spain on October 21, 1496. Some solider who knew Hernando De Soto when they were little told me that his family was poor and…