Conquest of Mexico
Early Encounters
Objectives
Listen
to multiple voices and read different texts about the encounters between Mesoamerican peoples and Spaniards the story of the Spanish invasions of Mexico in the wider drama of early modern globa
ARTH 250 Art and Archaeology of Ancient America Study guide # 6 Mesoamerica Aztecs
Sites Mitla Tenochtitlan Templo Mayor (sacred precinct) Texcoco Tlacopan
Objects - Codex Nuttall - Codex Borgia - Codex Mendoza and Matrcula de Tributos (Tribute Li
Stages of conquest
Columbus
& Caribbean, 1492-1510s Cortes and Aztec conquest, 1519-1521 Pizarro and Incan conquest, 1530s
Continued
Spanish incursion into peripheral areassearch for El Dorado
Early Spanish Voyages in the Caribbean
Aztec Empi
1-28-08 IAH 203 Notes 1. Spanish and Cortez a. Spanish view b. Aztec view 2. Events in Tlaxcala 3. Events in Cholula 4. Arrival in Tenochtitlan, Anahuac Valley 5. Velasquez strikes back 6. Meanwhile, back in Tenochtitlan 7. The Noche Triste, the Batt
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The Conquest of Mexico The C
Introduction What is the language of conquest? What language do people speak when they battle for land and autonomy, or meet to negotiate? During the conquest of Mexico, Spanish and Nahuatlthe mother tongues of the conquistadors and the Mexicagrew ne
Conquest of Mexico Timeline
1502 1511 Moctezuma II becomes tlatoani, speaker or ruler of Tenochtitlan and a vassal states. Spaniards explore coast of Mexico and Central America. Jernimo de Aguilar and Gonzalo Guerrero shipwrecked in Yucatn. Spaniards
October 15, 2007 Main topic covered by Prof. Garcia 1. The main reasons for the Spaniards to establish settlements in El Norte-the northern frontier of New Spain and the area that later is conquered by the U.S., from Texas to California. 2. The cause
FAH 2 Spring 2008 Art, Politics, and Culture A. Zavala Converging Cultures: Europe in the "New" World Terms/Concepts Tenochtitlan: name in Nahuatl (indigenous language) of Aztec Empire and Aztec capital city; site of modern-day Mexico City Moctezuma
7/10/08 8:46 AM 700s 1492 Atlantic Ocean Columbus (Italian 1492) explored west, initially reached Carribean basin; was suppose to be Lord Admiral when reached Asia; would receive 10% reward Portugal explored eastward Isabel Devout catholic Catal
Europe, the Americas, and Africa
Review
Ming China was culturally advanced and prosperous, but faced a looming problem: what to do about all of the non-Chinese peoples coming to its shores to trade and to spread new religious ideas Tokugawa Japan
Esteban Heredia 840-2232 Ricardo Caton Wednesday 4:00 July 12, 2007
The Spaniards defeated the Aztec Indians in a short period of time even though they did not have the sufficient amount of men to do so. Hernan Cortes used various tactics to fight a
Aztecs These are Mesoamerican Indians Supposedly, the Aztecs came from Aztlan as directed by the god of Sun and war. He asks them to seek out a new home in the valley of Mexico, when they do they will take hold as the leaders of the world. They will
The Age of Conquest
Corts and the Conquest of Mxico Doa Marina The Expedition to Mxico The Fall of the Aztecs The Nature of the Sources
Corts and the Conquest of Mxico
Hernn Corts sailed to Hispaniola in 1504 (19) 1511 helps Diego Velzquez to
Europe, the Americas, and Africa Review Ming China was culturally advanced and prosperous, but faced a looming problem: what to do about all of the non-Chinese peoples coming to its shores to trade and to spread new religious ideas Tokugawa Japan e