The Aztec Account of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico Miguel León-Portilla ’s book "The Broken Spears" Introduction Other resources: • Aztec Life • Mexica Culture • Mexica Medicine • Religion of the Modern Aztlan Movement • Religion of the Mexica & Bibliography • Major Deitites of the Mexica • Minor Deitites of the Mexica • Aztec Cannibalism: An Ecological Necessity? Path of the Conquest On November 8‚ 1519‚ the Spanish conquistadors first entered the great city of Mexico
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Spanish conquistador who led the expedition to the Aztecs. He landed on the coast of Mexico in 1519 with an army of around 600 men‚ 16 horses and a few cannons. Cortes and his men made their way inland to the capital of the Aztecs‚ capturing cities and gaining extra soldiers from the people who were left after his men took over. He spoke to the natives through his translator Malinche‚ a young Indian woman. They made their way to Tenochtitlan‚ where Aztecs were conquering and sacrificing living humans
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An empire is an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. Most empires rise because of a strong personality or a ruler/king that conquers other land to make it his own. Usually a ruler has good ideas and a plan that will make his empire stronger and bigger. For example‚ discovering new technology‚ desire to become an empire‚ and good economy. While all empires fall because their ruler dies‚ the enemy finds better technology‚ fighting themselves‚ natural disasters‚ and
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Cortes’ ardent determination to bring back wealth‚ gold‚ and conquer the Aztecs’ most sacred land‚ Tenochtitlan‚ wasn’t enough to defeat them in a hard fought battle. Determination was just one of the many factors that helped the Spaniards defeat the pious Aztecs. The main five factors consist of the‚ Spanish Worldview‚ Aztec Worldview‚ Military Technology‚ Military Strategy‚ Spread of Disease. However‚ out of all of these factors‚ the most important would be Military Technology due to all the advantages
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geography helped the Spaniards conquer the Incas/Aztecs militarily‚ geography for the Portuguese led to false assumptions
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you imagine spending the whole day farming. The Aztecs empire flourished from 1350-1519 in Central Mexico. The Aztecs lifestyle revolves around agriculture as for human sacrifices only happened once a year. HIstorians should mainly emphasize agriculture because of huge scales‚ everyday life‚ and because of clever construction. My first reason on why historians should focus on agriculture is because of how much acres there is for farming. Most of Aztec territory was covered with floating islands called
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The Aztecs civilization and the Mayan civilization where the most important civilizations from the new world that amazed many of the Europeans that came to conquer this wonderful rich land. The Europeans where amazed with the Aztec and Mayan culture‚ their ways of life‚ their geographical surroundings and their technology. The Europeans and historians today find that the Aztecs and the Mayans where similar in some ways of life like their culture‚ their technology‚ their religious events and at the
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they endeavored to increase its fertility as much as possible.” This was a quote from Garciasco de la Vega‚ a son of a Spanish explorer and an Incan princess‚ which described a method of farming in the Incan empire in 1539. The three most advanced civilizations were the Mayans‚ the Aztecs‚ and the Incas. All three civilizations made major accomplishments‚ all being added upon and used by other civilizations. For example‚ the Mayans had created a calendar with three hundred sixty-five and a quarter
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Demise of an Empire 07300The Demise of an Empire The Demise of an Empire Edward Gibbons‚ author of the esteemed novel The Decline and Fall of Rome‚ once cleverly wrote “the decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay. The story of the ruin is simple and obvious and instead of inquiring why the Roman Empire was destroyed we should rather be surprised that it has subsisted for so long." The Roman Empire lasted over 500
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Economic growth Probability With Expansion Without Expansion High 0.20 S$ 65 million S$55 million Normal 0.55 S$ 8 million S$ 8 million Low 0.25 S$ 34 million S$ 30 million 1. What is the expected value of the Company with and without expansion? a b a x b Probability Without Expansion 0.20 S$55 million S$ 11 million 0.55 S$ 8 million S$ 4.4 million 0.25 S$ 30 million S$ 7.5 million S$ 22.9 million a b a x b Probability With Expansion 0.20 S$ 65 million S$ 13 million
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