Document Based Questions. Hernan Cortes European History Document Based Question Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-11. The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: * Provides an appropriate‚ explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does not simply restate the question
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Hernán Cortés was born in Medellin‚ Extremadura‚ Spain in the year 1485. Cortés was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain. Cortes was born in a wealthy family before his conquest of Mexico Cortes wanted to become a lawyer but failed to do so. Cortes was inspired of the stories he heard about the new world but what motivated him even more was the wealth the new world could bring him. In the year of 1502 at the age of 19 years old Cortés joined
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Hernan Cortes landed on the east coast of the Aztec empire where the natives mistaken for Quetzalcoatl. Cortes ran with it and told his men to shine their armor so they will reflect the sun making them to appear to have a Heavenly glow. This worked well even convincing the leader of the Aztec empire -Montezuma II- that Cortez and his men were deities. On Cortez’s way to the capitol‚ Tenochtitlan Cortes gained allies among the natives under Aztec control. Montezuma II made the mistake of sending big
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Rough Draft Hernan Cortes Hernan Cortes sailed the vast‚ deep‚ blue ocean throughout his life‚ searching for land‚ money and power. The astonishing leader born in Spain in 1485 developed many armies and navigated through rough terrain. To many people he was respected‚ although feared a good leader. Hernan Cortes was an accomplished conquistador who improvised leadership by overpowering the Aztecs‚ which affected the country of Mexico for their language and religion by spreading the culture of
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The Mighty and Conquer Cortes Hernan Cortes was known for his Historical conquest of The Aztec empire in 1500s. Cortes was born in 1485 in Medellin‚ Spain and was the only son. He was also well known for colonizing Cuba which later led him in becoming the governor of New Spain. He was a very adventurous explorer and so he set out to sea at a very early age and never looked back. There were several reasons that led Cortes in conquering of the Aztec. First‚ he overpowered the natives which later led
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Hernan Cortes was a brilliant spanish conquistador that first sailed to the “New World” at the age of 19. He was born in 1485 and left Spain in 1504 in search of a place to expand Mexico for King Charles. I believe Hernan Cortes is most important because he over ran the Aztec emperor Montezuma‚ destroyed Tenochtitlan‚ and built Mexico City. In 1518‚ Cortes sailed from Cuba to explore the Yucatan Peninsula. When he first reached the Peninsula and gained news of the Aztecs‚ and Spain canceled his
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Who: Hernan Cortes and some conquistadors What: White Europeans had single handedly conquered the indigenous people of Latin America When: Cortes led the expedition in 1519‚ between 1530’s - 1560’s Why: Slowly within years‚ Hernan Cortes took part in conquests of Cuba and Hispaniola‚ and received more land an native slaves because of this result -“Thousands of native warriors swarm like bees upon the vastly outnumbered conquistadors‚ who against all odds fend them off and survive to fight another
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Hernan Cortes led a campaign against The Aztecs. He brought only a few hundred Spaniards soldier and defeated millions of Indians on their home territory. Such a feat would’ve been impossible had it not been for several key factors. In a war‚ numbers does not mean victory and Cortes was fortunate enough to make up for his lack of men with the aid of other Indians‚ nature‚ and religion. Nature’s force played a powerful and unforeseen role that decimated the Native’s population. The Spaniards
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Hernan Cortes landed on the east coast of the Aztec empire where the natives mistaken for Quetzalcoatl‚ a deity. Cortés became allies with some of the native peoples he encountered‚ but with others he used deadly force to conquer Mexico. He marched to Tenochtitlán‚ the Aztec capital and home to ruler Montezuma II. Cortés took Montezuma hostage and his soldiers raided the city. Cortés left the city after learning that Spanish troops were coming to arrest him for disobeying orders.After facing off
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Montezuma ’s decision to welcome Hernan Cortes with open hands‚ turned out to be a fatal one for the Aztec Empire. Montezuma had to make one of two choices‚ allow the "gods" to come in to their land or to rebel against them. Unfortunately he did not make the right decision‚ many of his people died. If not murdered‚ than they died of disease. Montezuma ’s judgment of Cortes and his faction‚ proved to be fatal for him and his people. When Montezuma first heard of Cortes he though he might be Quetzelcoatl
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