Why did Hernando Cortez come to North and South America?
Hernan Cortes was on search of gold when he came to
mesoameica!
Hernan Cortes was on search of gold when he came to
mesoameica!
well Cortes wanted to go to Asia but he landed in cuba.after
that he said east where he found the island of cozumel.then he went
north then south to end up in campech.after that he sail to
pontonchon down south.then he sail to san juan de ulua where he
landed in Mexico.after that her fought against an amry of 25,000
men.now Cortes had only 499 men with gums,connons and 16
horses.when the natives he fought saw the gun power and the horses
they freaked out and thought that Cortes and men were gods so they
reteaded.only two of Cortes men died and about 5,000 natives died
that day in the battle.after that Cortes moved up north and fought
moer native.latter Cortes was given about 200,000 to 300,000 men
form different native trives.latter on in 1519 Cortes and his
300,000 men attacked the capital city of the Aztecs called
tenochtitlan.now i don't know how Cortes defetted the Aztecs if the
Aztecs have over 2 million men but he did. latter on Cortes and
other Spain armies tolk over peasent day Mexico,U.S.,middle
Americas and the whole content of south America but Brazil.