1.How are Hernan Cortes and Pedro Menendez de Aviles different? One worked for Portugal; the other worked for Spain. One explored islands near the Isthmus of Panama; the other explored interior desert landscapes of North America. One was a gold miner; the other was a Christian missionary. On...
The tower of human heads is thought to have been part of the Huey Tzompantli, a massive structure of skulls that supposedly terrified Spanish soldiers when they followed Hernan Cortes to conquer the region in the early 16th century. Until now, the tower was nothing more than a myth. But ...