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
Greetings
Belief that Cortes was the god Quezalcoatl
100 runners bring him gold but ask him to leave?
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
Conquered and Destroyed
Main evidence is a Spanish account Beginning of Spanish control for 300
years
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
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