This paper analyses the military response to the Spanish conquest of the Indigenous peoples of Chile andMexico from a comparative perspectives. The main goal of this paper is to highlight the cultural differences and similarities of both culture, and point out why the Mapuches were more successful...
13. Decline and Conquest Maya:The reasons for the fall of the Maya civilization are environmental factors like deforestation, soil erosion, and drought. Internal conflicts, political instability, and overpopulation may have also contributed to the decline. Due to the Spanish arrival in the 16th cent...
36K Hernan Cortes was an infamous Spanish conquistador responsible for defeating the Aztec Empire in Mexico during the 16th century. Explore exploration routes and accomplishments of Cortes, as well as life among the Aztecs prior to Cortes' arrival in Mexico. Related...
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aDuring his conquest of Mexico, Cortez, the great Spanish explorer, found the Aztec Indians using cocoa beans in the preparation of the royal drink “chocolate”, meaning warm liquid. However, the drink was very bitter, and the Spaniards did not find it to their taste. To make it more ...
Many things were responsible for the fall of Tenochtitlan. The three main causes were repeated attacks by Cortes, a great famine that resulted from a decline in foreign trade, and many diseases carried over by the Euoropeans. Tenochtitlan was well protected by Lake Texcoco, but Cortes and his...
Sandburg then describes the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire. He writes, “The Spanish came with swords and guns, / With horses and disease, / With greed and cruelty.” These lines highlight the brutality and injustice of the Spanish conquest. The Spanish brought with them weapons and ...
The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant Indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike other scattered Indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya were centered in one geographical block covering ...
(2014). Everyday action and the rise and decline of ancient polities: Household strategy and political change in Postclassic Xaltocan, Mexico. Ancient Mesoamerica25: 441–458. Article Google Scholar de Rojas, J. L. (2012). El almacenamiento en el imperio mexica: Una necesidad evidente en ...
Mexico - Spanish Conquest, Aztec Empire, Colonialism: After taking possession of the Aztec empire, the Spaniards quickly subjugated most of the other indigenous tribes in southern Mexico, and by 1525 Spanish rule had been extended as far south as Guatema