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The Inevitable War Many would argue that the Spanish and Aztec war could have been avoided but the truth is that the Aztec and Spanish war was inevitable. The war had not one or two reasons, but many causes. First it was the disease, which the Aztec were newly introduced to and had no immunity or cure for. Another problem was that the Spanish were overwhelmingly greedy, and had not been satisfied with they already had and stayed to get more gold and people to convert.The main problem was…

Hero or Zero? Was Columbus a hero or was he a just a plain jerk? In my opinion I think Christopher Columbus was just a jerk. All Columbus did was walk onto land that already belonged to Native Americans and started to act like it was all his. He also enslaved the natives and made them work on their own land. In elementary school we learned that “In 1942 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” They told us that Christopher discovered America. In school they also said that he was a nice man and even…

From the time period of 1450 to 1800, both Russia and the Spanish had been striving to expand their empires to gain a better role in the global economy. For Russia, this expansion was limited to the Eurasian landmass while the Spanish looked to the Atlantic and set up colonies in the New World. Both of these empires broke free from their foreign rulers. Despite different branches of Christianity, within both of these empires' religions played key roles in terms of expansion. The Russians wanted…

There were two major themes in the development of La Relacion. The two themes are to never judge a book by its cover and to respect others and treat others the way you want to be treated. From Cabeza de Vaca point of view, he judged the Indians because of what the Spaniards did when they conquered. On the background of La Relacion, it says “By the time Cabeza de Vaca sailed, the Spaniards had conquered the Aztecs of Mexico and the Incas of Peru. Millions of Native Americans would’ve died in the…

Michelle Magie Professor Leahey US History September 25, 2017 1492- Christopher Columbus first voyage Christopher Columbus first voyage began on August 3, 1492. He was given three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the flagship Santa Maria. He convinced Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to support him. I believe this is an important date to put in the timeline because it was the start of Christopher Columbus in finding the Americas. Christopher Columbus is thought to be the man who…

The Texas insurrection began long before those first shots in the town of Gonzales on October 2, 1835. While this small skirmish is considered the first battle of Texas’ War of Independence the roots and tensions behind it were deep seeded. Of the multiplicity of factors the led to the revolution it is important to look closely at not only the vast cultural differences between the settlers and their Mexican counterparts, but also at their political differences, the physical location of Texas,…

In 3,600 seconds, or 60 minutes, life in America changed, for both Indians and European settlers. In that one hour, the relationship between natives and the Europeans would never be the same. This event, known as the Massacre at Mystic, occurring May 26, 1637 forever condemned Indians and Europeans to centuries of suspicion, mistrust, and consequent pain and death. Up until that point, the Indians and the Europeans tried to work together. They traded, taught each other, and avoided conflict.…

On May 30th, 1498, Columbus left Sanlúcar, Spain with six ships for his third voyage to the New World. He was accompanied by Bartolomé de Las Casas. Columbus first sailed to the Portuguese island of Porto Santo and spent some time in Madeira with the Portuguese captain João Conçalves da Camara. He arrived at Gomera in the Canary Islands on June 19th. Columbus first sailed to the Cape Verde Islands, where he unsuccessfully tried to obtain cattle. He sailed south west from Cape Verde on July 4th…

The three major European super powers (Spain, England, and France) had similarities in their motives to navigate the Atlantic Ocean; essentially they differed in their methods of utilizing the New World, and their impact on the indigenous people of the Americas. The evident similarities of Spain, England, and France were their initial pursuits to find the trade route to India and make wealth off of it. The super powers fluctuated in their means of utilizing the New world when they had to make…

The Conquistadors are Spanish men that explored who find the new world but most importantly South America. Who was Francisco Pizzaro? He was a Spanish Conquistador who was born around 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. In 1528 Pizzaro was welcomed by the Inca’s leader Wayna Capac but in the Inca’s trusted leader died of small pox. Pizzaro went back to Panama overjoyed and while he was there him and his partners planned for their next conquest. 1529 when he went back to Spain the queen gave them a license…