returning god Quetzalcoatl‚ and by making this mistake based on his flawed belief system brought about the destruction of the empire and his people. The text tells us that Montezuma and Cortes take many walks together. On one such walk Montezuma begins to question Cortes about Christianity. At this point Cortes has obviously explained the concept of the Father‚ the Son‚ and the Holy Ghost. Montezuma then asked the question of “where is the mother?” Montezuma is intrigued by concepts of one god three
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Tristan King Sept. 24th 2014 Conquistadors During the 15th and 16th century there was a large amount of conquistadors who took over huge amounts of North America through force. The two most influential must be Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortes‚ who took control of what later became the United States of America and Mexico. In 1492 Columbus sets out on his first journey searching for a trade route to Asia through the west. However instead of finding Asia when he hits land‚ he is surprised
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The Aztecs and their relationship with Cortes The relationship between Cortes and the Aztecs was fake. The Aztecs thought Cortes was a god who came to fulfill a promise. Tenochtitlan (the Ancient capital city of the Aztec empire) was a very wealthy city. They had tons of gold and silver. Cortes and his soldiers wanted to have all the gold. The interaction between them When Cortes showed up‚ the Aztecs welcomed him with open arms. They treated him very kindly. However
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Another explorer is Hernan Cortes. Cortes was a famous explorer within Mexico. Cortes found about the Aztecs and their valuables. He was greedy and wanted to conquer Tenochtitlán. Cortes met the king of the Aztecs‚ Montezuma. Cortes took Montezuma captive within his own city. However‚ Governor Velasquez from Cuba sent another expedition under conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez to take command from Cortes. Cortes left Tenochtitlan to fight Narvaez. After taking care of Narvaez‚ Cortes returned to Tenochtitlan
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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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Lesson 2: Thereby Hangs a Tale Verbs of Sensation and Indefinite Pronouns Can you imagine Hernán Cortes when he first entered Tenochtitlan? I’ll give you some information about the things he probably felt‚ watched‚ heard or noticed. Think if the action was completed or not. Then‚ use the verbs of sensation to report what happened. Follow the example. As he entered the city‚ he noticed some children following him. Incomplete: He heard the children shouting at him. Complete: He heard an Aztec girl
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promise came true by Hernan Cortes’s march into Mexico. Almost in the year of 1545‚ the spanish conquest expanded from the north of Mexico to the souther part of Chile‚ and that caused the New World to make richier and filled the Spanish treasure chest. Cortes did not had a good communication between the Native Americans and him. He could not speak any Native Americans language. But he had the fortune to arrive first in the Yucatan‚ where they were received from a chief from the tabasco people who know
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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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Hernanando Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who is known for conquering and bringing the downfall of the Aztec empire. He lead the first expedition into the new world for France and claim land all across. After all of Cortes’s conquests‚ he was made governor of New Spain for a brief time. Cortes was successful in his conquests of the New World because of his courage to explore new lands‚ find riches‚ and his resources available to him. Though‚ he may seem interesting‚ his life was actually quite
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