Tenochtitlan

civilizations that were over 1,000 years old have influence on how we live our lives today. Civilizations such as the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs all had multiple influences in our world. The Aztecs were alive around 1845 A.D. Their settlement was named ‘Tenochtitlan’. This settlement was built on a swamp, so it was difficult to move throughout the settlement and to grow crops. But, the Aztecs adapted by “traveling around through canoes and farming special plots of land called chinampas”…

their arrival, they turned to a young woman named Dona Marina who knew a lot about the land and spoke Nahuatl. In the accounts of both Hernan Cortes and his comrade Bernal Diaz del Castillo in “The Spaniards’ Entry into Tenochtitlan,” both write about their entry into Tenochtitlan with del Castillo briefly mentioning La Malinche in his account writing, “Montezuma welcomed our Captain, and Cortes, speaking through Dona Marina, answered by wishing him very good health” while Hernan Cortes who had…

Spanish and Native Indian men that night as a war broke out. Cortes was being insubordinate to Cuba governor and would not return to Cuba. This caused governor Velasquez to attack Cortes. Cortes left Lutenant Alvarez in charge while Cortes left Tenochtitlan, Alvarez made a big mistake by killing Montezuma that night. This stared the attack by Montezuma’s followers, killing a lot (number is not clear) Cortes men. Cortes and Alvarez manages to escape with thr riches.Montezuma was the last native…

After the fall of Tenochtitlan, improper conversions, as mentioned above, were a common occurrence in early colonial New Spain. The reason for this being that the Spaniards believed that the natives were incapable of understanding the religion of Catholicism, so they instead tried to force it on them or just baptize them even when the religion’s practices and beliefs were not explained as well as they should have been. Other times, the natives were punished for their past practices of their…

Aztecs Being Conquered by the Spanish and Cortes Sara Cabrera History 20 Leann King The Spanish and Hernan Cortes are very important throughout history. Conquering the Aztecs was very important to Cortes, who was captain. Him and his soldiers planned and landed in Mexico in 1519; with 550 men, sixteen horses, and ten cannon. Hernan Cortes was a soldier in the expedition of Cuba that was led by Diego Vasquez and then later they sent him to Mexico and they were…

The Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica was a drastically devastating occurrence for the settlers who built the early civilizations of Mexico. Following Christopher Columbus’ successful takeover and extraction of wealth from the Caribbean, leaving in his wake the decimation the native populations, culture and societal structure, a new Conquistador, Hernán Cortés was ready to begin his quest for land, riches and power, this time in Mexica. At the time, the Azteca were the most powerful civilization…

the rankings if you needed a note to be given to someone you could get a paynani. These people also had the job to keep the roads clean. Finally one of the most important parts of the Aztec culture where canoes. Since the whole capital city Tenochtitlan was surrounded by water with very few roads leading out they made canoes. They also made canals throughout the city ,so you could get around the city in a more efficient way. Canoes also helped out with carrying heavy loads since they were…

pleased with the Mexica (Aztecs) which made it easy for Cortes to form alliances and find interpreters. Also, unknown to the Iberians, they were carriers of smallpox, which speared to the Aztecs. In 1520 “Noche de Triste” Cortes blocked the city of Tenochtitlan, Starving the city as the diseases that they brought decimated the population and at the end killed Montezuma. Another conquistador was Francisco Pizarro and the luck he had when he came in contact with the Incas. The diseases that the…

interactions would assistance with the similar architectural designs to Chichen Itza. A civil dispute would be the downfall of the Toltec state. The Mexica, or the Aztecs, would come to abide the land around Lake Texcoco, and would create their capital Tenochtitlan (modern day Mexico City). The capital would thrive on an agricultural society, but the lake also would supply the community fish, frogs and waterfowls to eat. The irrigation system the Aztecs would create assists them through the dry…

The Aztec worldview consisted of them believing they were the center of the universe. They had established one of the greatest civilization in the thirteenth century . As well as developing some of the most innovative artwork and temples around the world. For example Templo Mayor which shows some of the artwork that they had created centuries ago . They were crafty individuals in many areas such as stonework,pottery,scribes, and feather clothing. Many of their artworks are still displayed in…