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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 impact did Cabeza de Vaca have on Texas Exploration?
Cabeza de Vaca was the explorer that found the state of Texas.
What was Hernando Cortes occupation before he was an explorer?
What did corte`sdo before he became an explorer
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.
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
Spanish conquistadors conquered new territory for which country?
Spain. That is why they are called "Spanish."
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.
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.
all of the aztecs enemys most noteable the taxacalla
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.
Why did Hernan Cortes choose that route?
he choose that route because it was the smartest and safest route back in those days.
What 5 accomplishments did Francisco Vásquez de Coronado have?
Francisco Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain in 1510 and came to Mexico in 1535. He was a Spanish conqueror, or conquistador who visited New Mexico and other parts of what are now the southwestern United States and hoped to conquer the seven cities of gold. In 1540 he was sent to find these cities but discovered them to be only poor Indian pueblos in what is now New Mexico. In 1541 Coronado went to look for "Quivira," a land said to be rich in gold. He reached what is now eastern Kansas, but found only Indian villages. Fransisco's expeditions failed to produce gold. Coronado and his men returned to Mexico in 1542. Some of his men discovered the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
How did the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors affect many native Americans?
They died from hunger, the hardships of slavery, and disease.
