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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 is a cabeza?

"cabeza" is a Spanish word which translates to English to mean the head of a person or animal.

It is also slang for fellatio.

How did the conquistadors travel?

On a ship. The conquistadors brought horses with them. (Horses are not native to the Americas.)

What was the encomieda system?

The goal of the encomienda system is to regulate the Native Americans and to give rewards to individual Spaniards in exchange for their services to the crown. The system was used during the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

How long was Cortes' expedition?

Hernan Cortes' ships originally sailed in February 1519 and captured Cuauhtémoc, the ruler of the Aztec Empire, on August 13, 1521. He then renamed the capital as "Mexico City" and governed until 1524.

Who is Mary Ponce de Leon?

Juan Ponce De Leon's wife. Juan Ponce De Leon was a famous explorer who found the Fountain of Youth!

How do you spell conquistadors in English?

The standard spelling is the same as the Spanish, conquistador, with the normal plural conquistadors(Spanish conquistadores, conquerors).

What kind of fever did Hernando de Soto die from?

Hernando de soto died of semitropical fever I don't know how he got it i will look it up.

Spanish conquistadors defeated the blank tribe in Mexico?

Spanish conquistadors defeated the Aztec "tribe" in Mexico, in 1521.

How did de Soto die?

Hernando De Soto died May 21, 1542. He died of a fever. His aide Luis De Moscoso, sank De Soto's body in the Mississippi river to keep his death a secret. He washed ashore on the banks of the Mississippi river now known as Lake Village, Arkansas. it was a very sad death. they didn't know about it until he washed up on the shore.

Who helped Hernando de soto go to north America?

Hernando de Soto brought his groups/men with hm to find diffrent gold types and explore other things

What way do you think conquistadors planned to serve God and the king?

The conquistadors could serve both God and king by stealing gold and silver from the natives, subjugating them, taking their land, destroying their temples, converting the natives to Christianity, the religion of peace and goodwill, and slaughtering those who tried to stop them.

What gift did Montezuma give Cortes?

a yummy chocolate cake and 57 candles as he was 57 years old at the time that montezuma gave cortez the yummy choclate cake with 57 candles.

What happened between the Spanish conquistadors and Aztecs and the Incas?

The Spanish invaded the Aztecs Empire. Some Aztecs joined forces with the Spanish. Together, they fought the other Aztecs and tried to overthrow their Aztec emperor, Moctezuma. They had long, hard battles. Diseases spread to the Aztecs and killed many of them. in 1521, the Aztecs surrendered to the Spanish.

Mina de fierro?

"Mina de fierro" is a colloquial expression that is used to refer to a very good woman, is a kind of compliment to a woman. A "mina de fierro" is a very well hearted, sincere, kind, polite, and thoughtful woman.

The actual meaning of the phrase is on the one hand "mina" that means girl and "de fierro" means "of iron", so the main idea behind is that is a very hard and resistent woman and has the same goodnesses as the iron or something like that.

What jobs did Francisco Pizarro have?

His job was to defeat the Incas His job was to defeat the Incas His job was to defeat the Incas