Cortès and the Conquest of Mexico
This content delves into the fascinating history of the Conquest of Mexico, exploring the key figures such as Hernán Cortés, the Conquistadores, Moctezuma, and the fall of the Aztecs. It sheds light on the interactions, conflicts, and consequences of this pivotal historical event, including the role of disease, technology, and religion in shaping the course of history.
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Who were the Conquistadores? Most had experience in the Caribbean Most were lower middle class, a small # were hidalgos All expected wealth, land, slaves, & political positions Most died in Mesoamerica & South America
Corts & the Maya First encountered in the Yucatan in 1519 1,500 Yucatan Maya & 37 Spaniards died Geronimo de Aguilar, shipwrecked for 8 years
Who was Malinche? Malintz n, Do a Marina, Malinche Given to Cort s as a slave Spoke Nahuatl, Maya, & Spanish
Quetzalcoatl The Feathered Serpent Tall, bearded, white god who was going to return
18thCentury Spanish Depiction of Corts & Moctezumas First Meeting
Reasons for the Fall of the Aztecs Disease: Smallpox, typhoid, cholera, malaria, influenza Technology & Weaponry Native Allies angry with the Aztecs
Skulls in the Templo Mayor ruins Tenochtitl n today
Religion & Colonization Aztec temples destroyed Franciscan, Dominican, Augustinian friars in charge of conversion to Catholicism
