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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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Did Juan rodriguez cabrillo die from bleeding to death?
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo died from a broken arm.
It caused an infection on his arm so he died.
With whom did Pizarro fight with in Mexico?
With nobody; Pizarro was the conqueror of Peru (South America), destroying the Incan civilization.
probobly not for all the evil has commited and ussing gods religion in vain and violating his words and killing for no reason.
What different jobs did the Inca have?
Hunters and gatherers
The kids of the Inca chased the crows away.
Why is Saint James the Greater the patron saint of Spanish conquistadors?
St. James the Greater, brother of the apostle John, is the patron Saint of Spain
Was Hernando de Soto evil or good?
Hernando De Soto was a villain. He was cruel and barbaric, forced his religion on native people, spread diseases to native people, and in the end he did no good because he was just greedy and unsuccessful. He is not a hero, unless a hero is someone who commits numerous homicides.
According to americanjourneys.org, Hernando De Soto and his men turned slaying natives into a game. He was a cruel man with no compassion for others. Though the natives were mostly kind to him he killed them and stole from them. He burned many innocent Indian villages. If someone disobeyed him he threw them to the dogs. De Soto brought war with him wherever he went.
Most of the fighting was due to his mission to spread the catholic faith. Hernando De Soto would speak to the Indians in HIS native tongue (Spanish), and the natives would not understand him. Because the natives did not comply to all his wishes he killed them and burned them to the ground. History.com states that "Spaniard killed hundreds of Indians and suffered casualties themselves." There were many bloody battles over religion, but bloody warfare was not the only thing that killed natives.
The greatest conquistadors of the New World were smallpox and influenza-not to mention typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis, measles, scarlet fever, yellow fever, and malaria. The native people lacked immunity to the diseases the conquistadors carried with them, so they spread more easily and were more deadly in the new world. Hernando De Soto's pigs and livestock were some of the main carriers of the diseases. When the epidemics struck, whole communities could be wiped out in a matter of days. So many people died for nothing in De Soto's expedition to America. He was blinded by greed.
All in all, Des Soto was just a greedy, unsuccessful man. He was a greedy and did a lot of bad in his life; he captured the Inca king, Atahualpa, and despite the huge ransom of gold paid to him, he executed Atahualpa. De Soto came back a wealthy (and undeserving) man. In the related link, it states that Hernando De Soto spent 4 years in America searching for gold and silver, but to no avail. He never found any gold.
Hernando De Soto failed in his mission top bring back gold from the New World, despite the bloodshed and disease. He died on a greedy quest for more gold, and was washed away down the Mississippi along with his hostility and brutality.
Is vasco de balboa a hero or a villain?
This is actually a opinion question and i have it for my hw too. He is a hero because he found the pacific ocean-hero- found the pacific ocean, which helped Spain land,gold, and pearls.
What is a timeline of Juan Ponce de Leon?
- Juan Ponce de Leon was born in Santervas, Spain
- Juan Ponce de Leon came from a noble Spanish family and was well educated as befitted his status and would have been taught several languages, physics, geometry, mathematics and astronomy
- Ponce de Leon served as page to Pedro Nunuz de Guzman at the Spanish court
- 1490's Ponce travelled the seas as a Privateer, attacking ships belonging to the Moors
- 1493, 25 September The Second voyage of Christopher Columbus with 16 ships from Cadiz, carrying about 1500 men - including Juan Ponce de Leon
- Columbus explores Hispaniola (Jamaica) and encounters the hostile Carib and Arawak native indians
- Columbus establishes a Spanish settlement in Haiti and searches for gold and Juan Ponce de Leon has gained a wealth of experience from this voyage of discovery
- 1494 September 29 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain but Juan Ponce de Leon stays in Santo Domingo (now called the Dominican Republic)
- 1512 23 February Charles V grants Juan Ponce de Leon a patent authorizing him to discover and people the Island of Bimini (in the Bahamas) bestowing upon him the title of Adelantado and total jurisdiction
- 1508: Ponce de Leon founded the first settlement in Puerto Rico, Caparra (later relocated to San Juan)Ponce de Leon colonized Puerto Rico using just a few troops and one greyhound who scared the natives
- 3 March, 1513, Ponce sets out from San German (Rico ) with three ships, fitted out at his own expense
- 14 March, 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon reaches Guanahani, San Salvador ,where Christopher Columbus first sighted land
- 27 March 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon comes within sight of the coast ( Florida)
- 2 April 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon took possession of the land which Florida" ( Feast of Flowers) because they first spotted land on Palm Sunday
- 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon returned to Puerto Rico
- 27 September, 1514 Via his friend, Pedro Nunez de Guzman, he secured a second grant giving him power to settle the Island of Bimini and the Island of Florida, ( at this point in time Florida was thought to be just an island)
- 1521 he set out with two ships ready to colonise Florida. Whilst building houses Ponce de Leon and his party were attacked by a tribe of the Calusa (on Pine Island)
- Ponce de Leon was injured by a poisoned arrow
- Juan Ponce de Leon returned to Havana, Cuba, where he died of his wounds at 47 years old. His tomb is in the cathedral in Old San Juan
Where did cabeza de vaca explore?
He explored Texas and a little bit of New Mexico and Arizona in 1528 in spring
When was francisco quisumbing born died?
Francisco Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain in 1478. Nobody knows the exact date.
When did Juan Rodriguez cabrillo died?
He died on 3 January 1543 from gangrene after breaking his leg.
What was it like on the ship of Hernan Cortes expedition to Mexico?
From what I read of sailor accounts it wasn't fun. They had no places to sleep, no hot food, no change of clothing, no baths, and no restrooms. Life was very hard on board.
1. Born in Trujillo, Estremadura, Spain in 1476
2.He never learned how to read.
3. Never went to school
I WILL FINISH IT LATER
Why was francisco pizzaro so easily able to defeat the inca?
Because they were in a civil war. The struggle between the brothers Atahualpa and Huascar divide the incas and made them weaker. When Atahualpa allied with Pizarro, they defeated Huascar and when Pizarro betrayed Atahualpa, he conquered the last half of the inca's throne.
Where the mayans Cortes allies?
they were people that hated the Aztecs and were happy to serve Cortes.
