eBook Hernando Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico (Explorers of the New World) ePub

After the discovery of the New World by Columbus in 1492, Spain sent numerous . The author, Gina De Angelis, does a pretty good job detailing the conquest of Mexico by Cortes. There is a chronolgy and glossary at the end of the book that will benefit many young students of history.

After the discovery of the New World by Columbus in 1492, Spain sent numerous soldiers to explore the unknown lands. This book is about one of the most famous of these conquistadors. Teachers will find the glossary especially helpful for teaching across the curriculum. The are a few colorful pictures that bring the story to life but the book could have used a few more.

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After the discovery of the New World by Columbus in 1492, Spain sent . The author, Gina De Angelis, does a pretty good job detailing the conquest of Mexico by Cortes

An explorer whose brutal conquest of the Aztecs of Mexico combined Spanish and native culture in the New World. Format:Library Binding.

Published January 2000 by Chelsea House Publications.

Cortés then set out to the Mexican interior on his march to Tenochtitlán, sometimes resorting to force, sometimes showing amity toward the local native Americans, but always careful to keep conflict to a minimum because his goal was the riches of the city

Cortés then set out to the Mexican interior on his march to Tenochtitlán, sometimes resorting to force, sometimes showing amity toward the local native Americans, but always careful to keep conflict to a minimum because his goal was the riches of the city. Since the nation of Tlaxcala was engaged in a chronic war with the Aztec Empire, its leaders realized it would be to their advantage to become allies of Cortés, thus providing him with several thousand warriors

Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec empire in 1519 and built Mexico . His parents were Martin Cortés de Monroy and Catalina Pizarro Altamirano. Talk of the New World and the allure of wealth continued to captivate young Cortés.

Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec empire in 1519 and built Mexico City, which became the Spanish stronghold in the New World. Cortés was a distant cousin to Francisco Pizarro, the explorer who conquered the Incan empire in Peru. Cortés’ family was noble but not extremely wealthy. In 1504, he sought passage on a ship to Santo Domingo, Hispaniola (modern day Dominican Republic). Cortés began farming in the Spanish colony, which brought him much wealth, and owned several native slaves.

Spanish conquest of the New World was justified morally through self-serving arguments for . Departure for the New World

Spanish conquest of the New World was justified morally through self-serving arguments for Christianizing indigenous peoples and politically through the grandiose division of the known world between Spain and Portugal by Pope Alexander VI at the Treaty at Tordesillas in 1494. Departure for the New World.

Hernán (or Hernando) Cortés was born in 1485 in Medellín, western Spain. He initially studied law but left university to make his fortune in the Americas. It is thought that Cortés’ arrival coincided with an Aztec prophecy about a white-skinned god arriving from the east, which would explain why Montezuma welcomed Cortés and gave him lavish gifts.

11 Cortes invades Mexico How could such a small force conquer a huge empire? . served as Governor General of New Spain returned to Spain a very wealthy man died in Seville, Spain in 1547

11 Cortes invades Mexico How could such a small force conquer a huge empire? 1. Cortes knew how to use Spanish horse and guns to shock Aztecs. 2. Malintzin (a Mayan woman) gave Cortes information on the Aztec empire & helped him form alliances against Montezuma. served as Governor General of New Spain returned to Spain a very wealthy man died in Seville, Spain in 1547. 17 Francisco Pizarro Pizarro was also from the Extremadura. He was not of noble birth; could not even write his name. At age 16, Pizarro fled a job herding pigs in Italy.