La Conquista – Los Historiadores

QuestionsWho are the conquistadores?

What can you tell the Queen to do?

Prioritizing – What is most important now?What can be changed to improve the situation?

Who is living in the new country?

What are these people like?

Why are the conquistadores in South America?

How many natives are there?

What did they hope to find in the new country?

What language do they speak?

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Who are the conquistadores?• Spanish soldiers, explorers, adventurers Brought Americas under Spanish control in 15th through 19th centuries, following Europe’s discovery by Christopher Columbus• volunteer militia

• had to supply own materials, weapons, horses

Why are the conquistadores in South America?

• to conquer the new land

• to get free workers

What are their effects on the rest of the world?Europe:

•Discovered new plants, animals, materials etc.

•made new colonies

•cheap workers

South America:

•Forced to catholism

•were made to work for no consideration

•fights

What are the consequences for the natives?• many diseases (chickenpox, smallpox)

• fights

Loss of many natives

Who is living in the new country?

Peru:

• Inca (eg. Atahualpa and Huascar)

Mexico:

• Totonac Indians

Our letter to the queenTo your majesty Queen Isabella,Because of the major problems in South America we recommend to change some important things to improve the situation.These are:• send just healthy men on adventures to the new land so they can’t bring any more diseases to the natives• pay the workers at least with food or fresh water• open some free hospitals for the sick natives• teach the natives skills to make their life easier (e.g. raise cattle, create tools, etc.) instead of fighting against them .Today we think killing the natives was not only a cruel act but also a disadvantage for the Spanish themselves. They could have learned a lot of their culture and skills and teach them how to farm the land to provide food for the Spanish and the natives. If they wouldn’t have fought against them and been friendly instead the natives probably would have started to cooperate.

Yours sincerelyDona Maria Isabella Perez

Indicación de las fuentes:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquistador

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