0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What was Moctezuma's dilemma?
He thought that Cortes was a god, Quezalcoatl, but he was not. He sent Cortes gifts but warned him against coming to Tenochtitlan.
Why did Montezuma believe Cortes was?
a god that was sent to come back
Why did Odysseus want to talk to Tiresias?
Circe sent Odysseus to go talk to Tiresias, who gave him instructions for his journey home to Ithaca.
Which invaders arrived in the first century?
caption James cook invaded our country with his crew on his pirate ship. The invaded our country because their were convicts that needed to be sent to some where so they had to look for a country quickly and they found Australia so they sent them here and that's how captain James cook invaded our country.
Why was Daedalus sent to Labyrinth?
He was sent to build the Labyrinth.
What country sent Hernan Cortes?
He was a Spanish conquistador.
Did any of Hernan Cortes' 11 ships ever sink?
When Hernan Cortes reached Yucatan in 1519, set on conquering the Aztecs, he scuttled 10 of his 11 ships and sent the other back to Cuba with some of the treasure he had located. He did this so that his men would have no thought of returning to Cuba.
Where did the Spanish believe the Strait of Anian was located?
Hernan Cortes believed it might be entered from the Gulf of California. He sent Francisco de Ulloa to locate it.
What problem was hernan Cortes trying to solve?
Hernan Cortes was initially sent by the Spanish government to explore and establish trade relationships in the New World. However, upon arriving in Mexico, he became determined to conquer the Aztec Empire in order to gain wealth, power, and resources for himself and the Spanish crown.
What explorer conquered Aztec?
Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) conquered the Aztecs in present-day Mexico, while Francisco Pizarro (1478-1541) conquered the Inca in Peru. Note both were conquistadors, not explorers (e.g. both were sent by the Spanish crown to claim/conquer lands for the Spanish Empire).
Why did Hernan Cortes discover the Aztecs?
Don't know what you mean by why. They weren't traveling to the Americas for the Aztecs, they came over to further colonize and were looking at the Yucatan peninsula, where the Aztecs lived, as a prime target for colonization.
Who were the king and queen that sent Hernan Cortes on his expedition to the new world?
Hernan Cortes was not "sent" by any royalty. Cortes was born to a family of minor nobility from a very poor area of Spain known as Estremadura. When he was about 18 he went to Valencia on Spain's east coast with a view to particpating in the Italian wars. Instead about a year later he sailed for the island of Hispaniola. At that time he was 19. He was a farmer there for 6 years before he associated himself with minor authorities and began to work to increase his prospects and circle of more powerful friends. He was given increasingly important positions until he was sent to Mexico in 1519.
Who sent Hernan Cortes to Mexico?
In 1518 Diego Velazquez put him in command of an expedition to explore and secure the interior of Mexico for colonization. At the time he was still Mayor of the capital of Cuba. At the last minute Velazquez changed his mind and removed Cortes from the command, but Cortes in a show of open defiance /mutiny ignored the orders and went ahead with the expedition.
What was Hernan Cortes's crew's name?
Most of the crews in this time period were tough men. They had to be because to go on one the ships was hard. There were no sleeping quarters, bathrooms, kitchen, or privacy. Many times a captain would go to the jail the morning they were set to sail and have men sign up. Another place to get men was from the port pubs. Again these men were hard and rough because they had to be to survive.
Why was Hernando Cortes sent to Mexico?
Hernando Cortes Was Sent To Mexico to Find Gold In The Land Of Aztecs.
What were the 11 ships of Hernando cortez called?
One was called Candlemaker. In any event, when the expedition of Hernan Cortes reached Yucatan, he scuttled 10 of the ships and sent the other back to Cuba with some of the treasure he had collected.
Who were the first Europeans to meet the Aztecs?
The Spanish explorers, led by Hernan Cortes arrived at Tenochtitlán, the city of the enemies of the Aztecin 1519. They allied and attacked the Aztecs in 1520. Hernan Cortes and his Spanish party were sent from Cuba. Cortes had convinced the Spanish monarchy that the Aztecs held vast amounts of easily accessible gold and that he would bring it for the King in return for being allowed to become governor of any new government in the region. Although only a small group, Cortes played the Native tribes against one-another and brought disease which crippled the local populations. Cortes eventually arrived in the capital to meet Montezuma, the leader of the Aztecs, when he and his allies attacked the leader and captured the city.
