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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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Explorer Francisco Vazquez de Coronado actually conducted his most important work on land. However, his ship had a crew of 400 Europeans and 1,300 to 2,000 native Mexican allies.
Did Hernan Cortes make a difference?
Hernando Cortes made a difference because he conquered the Aztec.
How did Hernan Cortes become famous?
he became famous by conquering Mexico. He killed the emperor Montezuma and killed the native Americanise named Aztecs
When did Francisco Coronado meet Antonio de Mendoza?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado meet Antonio de Mendoza after running away from his home. He ran away because he couldn't inherit his family's money. So, after running away, he meet Antonio de Mendoza.
I hope this helped and that I answered your question.
How did vasco nunez de Balboa and ferdinad Magellan contribute to crossing the pacific ocean?
Well 7 years previous to Magellan calling it the Pacific Ocean Balboa named it.
What is one of the names of a tribe that helped Hernan Cortes to defeat the Aztecs?
I only know that they were trying to defeat the Algonquian tribe because of land...and I don't think another tribe was trying to help them. The Aztecs won because of their horses and strong materials.
The Aztecs also had neighbors that disliked them, try to find the other tribes around the Aztecs since hernan cortez got help from some of the tribes that were enemies with the Aztecs.
What was Juan Ponce de Leon's reasons for exploration?
To find the fountain of youth, please his king and queen, for the fun of exploring, gold, etc.
Ponce de Leon traveled to find the fountain of youth and gold. He did it to become rich and famous. Ponce de Leon did not find the fountain of youth. He died by a Native American. Ponce de Leon got shot with an arrow and became sick. Later on he died. He died on 1521, and is buried in Cuba.
He crossed the Llano Estacado to get to Texas.
Very easy Id, do you live in Europe, you can catch an airplane or a ship and head toward Colombia, Mexico, Chile or other American country. If do you live in Asia you can fly to US and you can stay there or continue to Colombia or Cuba or Argentina, this countries are America, not just the US.
How did ixtlilxochitl approach Cortes?
he took a boat across lake texcoco and found cortes in tenochtitlan.
