What Were The Beliefs Of Native Americans In 1519
In 1519 in ancient Mexico, several Native American tribes lived among their friends and family. They all lived under the direction of their chief, and had never encountered the presence of other ethnic groups beyond Native Americans. Indian beliefs were based off of spiritual guidance from mother earth and their elders. They loved and respected the land and their people. Indians appreciated all the land, animals and people they came into contact with for they believed in treating all people equal. The Aztec chief was told by a “macebual (common man) that towers or small mountains floating on the waves of the sea” ( Miguel Leon-Portilla, 13). These floating things also had people on them that were foreign to the Indians. The Gods they had
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He and his men docked the ship and marched on the land towards the Indian tribes. Cortes was on a mission to find gold and let nothing get in his way. He and his men came to battle with guns, swords, cannons, horses and metal armour. This was a very different approach from which the Indians were used to fighting. The Indians did not have animals to ride on, nor did they have metal to make these types of weapons. They wore very little clothes made out of animal skin and their weapons were javelins and bow and arrows. The spaniards came in contact with the Tlaxcala tribe after destroying a few small Indian tribes along the way. The Spaniards inquired about the Cholula and the Aztec Indians and the Tlaxcala did not like the Cholula. Therefore, these two groups decided to become allies and go after Cholula and the Aztec tribes together. They marched forward towards the City of Mexico and fought and destroyed several Indian tribes.
They met up with the Tezcoco tribe and learned from them that they did not like the Aztec Indians either so they formed an alliance with them as well and they all three marched towards Mexico to take over the Aztec Indians. Motecuhzoma the chief of the Aztec Indians heard that the Gods were coming with other tribes to their land and he was afraid, he wanted to run and hide. Instead he sat and waited with great fear and anticipation on their
He and his men docked the ship and marched on the land towards the Indian tribes. Cortes was on a mission to find gold and let nothing get in his way. He and his men came to battle with guns, swords, cannons, horses and metal armour. This was a very different approach from which the Indians were used to fighting. The Indians did not have animals to ride on, nor did they have metal to make these types of weapons. They wore very little clothes made out of animal skin and their weapons were javelins and bow and arrows. The spaniards came in contact with the Tlaxcala tribe after destroying a few small Indian tribes along the way. The Spaniards inquired about the Cholula and the Aztec Indians and the Tlaxcala did not like the Cholula. Therefore, these two groups decided to become allies and go after Cholula and the Aztec tribes together. They marched forward towards the City of Mexico and fought and destroyed several Indian tribes.
They met up with the Tezcoco tribe and learned from them that they did not like the Aztec Indians either so they formed an alliance with them as well and they all three marched towards Mexico to take over the Aztec Indians. Motecuhzoma the chief of the Aztec Indians heard that the Gods were coming with other tribes to their land and he was afraid, he wanted to run and hide. Instead he sat and waited with great fear and anticipation on their