Hernán Cortés

age of exploration, but is often buried underneath overtones of blatant racism and prejudices, which were present in all three societies. The essential point of understanding early Atlantic history is that while some actors, such as Sepulveda and Cortes, expressed brutality and the “natural slave” sentiment, widespread adoption of new ideas, foods, clothing, and tools occurred throughout the Old and New Worlds. If interactions were only taking place under the context of annihilation and with…

Columbus' main plan during his voyage season was to reach Asia in search of spices. They were in search of an efficient route to travel to Asia. Their whole motivation for leaving Europe was to come across the mainland of Asia by sailing west of Europe. Knowing that the massive continent of Africa was in the was if your head east, they decided to head west. This seemed like a good plan until they ended up coming across the Indies in the Carribean. Columbus did not expect to reach these many…

The Aztecs worshipped many gods. The Aztecs gave blood and flesh to the gods and to do that they formed ceremonies. The ceremonies were held at special given temples in Tenochtitlan,Texcoco and Tlacopan. They made many sacrifices but not all were fatal. Most of the time the victim’s heart gets ripped out and then burned. Sometimes even decapitation. There are 2 specific knives for sacrifice obsidian and flint. The sacrifices were stretched over rocks and skinned. They let the ladies skin the…

support from the rich merchant or a royalty. The captains would then report important factors about the new continent to his sponsor through his letters. The Letters written by Christopher Columbus and Second Letter to The Spanish Crown written by Hernan Cortes are the two examples of successful letters that are written during the age. The two authors share the numbers of affinities in their letters, which they are both trying to please their supporters to gain the support and persuade that this…

He joined Hernan Cortes on his journey through Mexica. According to Johnson he wanted to record the real story since he had heard some false statements about something he was a part of (Johnson, 23). Diaz was amazed by what he saw while he journeyed through Mexica. Especially…

the Aztec civilization was wiped away by Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors, Aztec culture is still present today in parts of Mexico. An obvious example would be in Mexico’s flag. It bears the Aztec legend of the eagle on a cactus with a serpent. Aztec culture is also present in the population itself. Much of Mexico’s inhabitants are mestizos. Mestizos are those who have Aztec and Spanish ancestry as a result from the mixing of the two cultures when Cortes came (Van Tuerenhout 2005). The native…

Guatemala The first human settlers arrived in Guatemala in 1511. Hernán Cortés and Pedro de Alvarado conquered all of Guatemala in 1697. He was given the title of captain general in 1527. Mariano Aycinena and Piñol demanded that Captain Gaínza makes Guatemala independent. Guatemala became independent in 1821. There are two main types of Guatemalan clothing. There are the American clothing and the Indian Clothing. These clothing represent different cultures aspects in Guatemala. American…

The Individual Cost of War as Represented in The Bhagavad-Gita and The Florentine Codex The history of war extends nearly as far as the history of humanity and so expressions of war’s impact abound in literature. The Bhagavad-Gita and The Florentine Codex, texts concerning war, exhibit similarities despite having been written centuries and continents apart. Each emphasizes that although war carries global repercussions, it causes conflict on an individual level as well. In The…

The Aztec Empire was located in what is now Mexico. In the beginning, it was of three city-states, Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. Aztec rule eventually fell to the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes, after a seven month long siege on Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan became the most dominant and powerful city-state. Aztec rule has been classified as an indirect form of rule that required the payment of a tribute, in order for conquered tribes to…

America has been a continent found in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. When the discovery of America occurred three intercultural continents were able to interact with each other. Three distinctive cultures—Native American, European, and African—influenced and shaped the environment in a fascinating part of America.These continents joined together to become stronger and soon be interdependent. Europe, America and Africa are three continent that were able to unite and differ politically, socially…