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Conquistadors

For God, Glory and Gold, was their rallying cry, but the conquest of much of the New World by Spanish conquistadors, driven by a mentality reminiscent of the medieval crusaders, was surely one of history's turning points, but even in the 16th century, questions were asked about the morality of their exploits.

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What were the effects of the conquistador's exploration of the Americas?

Bad effects included the bringing of diseases and the death of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans

How did Cabeza de Vaca survive when he became shipwrecked?

The Indians cared, nurtured and looked after them until they were strengthened to go along.

Who was Hernan Cortes and what was he famous for?

Hernando Cortez' was one of Spain's conquistadors and explorers who conquered the Aztec empire in much of what is now Mexico. This was around 1520. He gave to Spain an important base of colonial power and its gold and silver from the New World. With this base in Mexico, other Spanish conquistadors explored and - or conquered much of what is now the US Southwest up to and including California.

Cortez' also helped another Spaniard, Vela'zquez, take control of the valuable island of Cuba.

Mexico was also a starting point in a manner of speaking to the rest of the "Central American" lands and of course South America and the riches there.

Did alvar nuez cabeza de vaca get married?

Cabeza De Vaca married Anne Bonnie and Mary reed

How did Francisco Pizarro affect the world?

well how Francisco Pizarro Affected the world in HIS TIME was he murdered all of the Incas and the empire and that would affect the present and affected their time too by killing the Incas because they would break under pear pressure so Pizarro decided to kill them but all the people in Trullio Mexico Pizarros hometown thought that was a good thing and cheered when he got back to Mexico but later it backfired once he took over the Incas land and murdered the empire he made the land his but then his own partner assinated him or either followers that wanted to sieze lima Peru the land that was stolen from the Incas by Pizarro for its riches and strangled him but i don't know which one i hope you found this info usefull im not sure its 100 percent accurate but i know most of it will be helpful to people who need the info

Why did Moctezuma first agree to let Cortes stay in Tenochtitlan?

Because Montezuma mistook Cortes for the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl

and Spain was inculed in it to

Did Hernando Cortes fail at any expedition?

Some of his crew sent him and his loyal crew and his son on a small boat and they were never heard from again.

What did vasco Balboa do bad?

He did something bad

who ever wrote this this is an important Q and some people need the answer it is not funny

im sorry, but i agree ....this is not a good answer and btw, no he did'nt do anything bad, but he did make a few mistakes during his journey....

What did vasco nunez de Balboa exploer or discover?

The Pacific Ocean was Balboa's "discovery". He saw it from Panama in 1513 and was the first European to see the Pacific from the New World.

Did Hernan Cortes defeat the Inca empire or Aztec?

The Spanish Captain Hernan Cortes arrived in 1519, and invaded the Aztec people indigenous to Mexico, which then was called Aztlan or Tenochtitlan. Within the next ten years about eighty percent of the Aztec people died from war but, mostly from small pox left by the Spanish.

Hernando de Soto's date of death and birth?

Hernando De Soto died on May 21, 1542 near the Mississippi River around Memphis.

He was born either in 1496 or 1497. It is impossible to be more precise than this, as all records of his birth have been lost.

Who was Hernando de Alarcon?

Hernando De Alarcon's date of birth is not known. He was a Spanish navigator who lived in the 16th century. Alarcon led an expedition to the Baja California peninsula that began on May 9, 1540.