The meeting of Montezuma and Cortes, and the exploitation of two continents by the Spanish.

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COMING TO AMERICA! The meeting of Montezuma and Cortes, and the exploitation of two continents by the Spanish

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COMING TO AMERICA!The meeting of Montezuma and

Cortes, and the exploitation of two continents by the Spanish

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Greetings

Belief that Cortes was the god Quezalcoatl

100 runners bring him gold but ask him to leave?

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Terrorism

Strategy to paralyze the will of population by a sudden frightful deed

Made allies with non-Aztec Indians Cholula example

Heads of tribe in square w/ thousands of unarmed servants

Spaniards around the outside opened fire killing all

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Conquered and Destroyed

Main evidence is a Spanish account Beginning of Spanish control for 300

years

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Same St***, Different Empire

Pizarro subjugates the Inca Sought wealth and professed friendship

initially Killed Emperor Atahualpa and assumed

control in 1532. Spain dominated area for over 300 years. Enslaved natives to mine gold / silver

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North American Gold Failure

Explorers failed to find gold in present-day America

Ponce de Leon St. Augustine, FL 1513

Hernando de Soto Encounters Mississippi River 1541

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado As far as Kansas in 1541 Cibola Encounters Grand Canyon

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