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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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Juan Ponce De León (1474-1521) was a Spanish soldier and conquistador who explored the New World, mainly the islands of the Caribbean Sea. While a provincial governor in Hispaniola, he married and had four children. He discovered and named Florida, and was fatally wounded there on a later voyage. A former member of Columbus' first trip to America in 1492, in 1504 he crushed a rebellion on the island of Hispaniola and was appointed colonial governor of a province. His expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 established the first European settlement there. After a conflict with the son of his former captain, Columbus, he launched an expedition that reached the North American mainland on Easter Sunday, 1513. Initially assuming it was a large island, De Leon named the new land "Florida" and sailed through the Keys into the Gulf of Mexico. After returning to Spain, he captained a fleet to put down a native attack on Puerto Rico in 1515. In 1521, De Leon launched a colonizing expedition to Florida. Unfortunately, his group was attacked there by native Indians. DeLeon was hit with a poisoned arrow, and died days later in Cuba. == ==
How did Francisco Vasquez De Coronado die?
He was attacked by people in New Mexico and kept hostage and died because they didn't feed him.
Did conquistadors have horses?
Yes. That is one reason the natives feared them. They had never seen such animals before.
Was Hernando Cortes a liberator or oppressor?
Most websites that i've looked at don't give a lot of good information on this subject. However, there are two ways we can look at it. We can call Hernando Cortez a conqueror because he brought down the Aztec empire, which ultimately was an end to a culture. The other way we can look at him is like this: Hernando Cortez was not out to seek wealth, fame, and glory. Cortez' mission was to bring Christianity and claim this new land in the name of Spain. Let's look at the Aztec culture itself. Human sacrifices were almost too common to the Aztec. They captured warriors from other tribes and would sacrifice them to their gods. They would claim that the universe would be unbalanced if the sacrifices didn't take place. This culture practiced cannibalism, they tortured, ect. Pretty gruesome to say the least. So i view Hernando Cortez a liberator, because he brought down such an evil empire, brought Christianity, and "liberated" oppressed tribes.
Are there any Francisco Pizarro artifacts?
Your question got me thinking about this so I looked it up and the answer is "yes" there are as well as an interesting story. It seems Pizarro was assassinated in 1545 and buried under the main altar of the cathedral in Lima, Peru. In July 1606 he was reburied in a special chapel in the cathedral. Inside of his tomb was found a wooden box and inside that was a lead box with in an inscription "Here is the skull of Marquis Don Francisco Pizarro who discovered Peru". In early 1977 work was being done on the cathedral and a crypt under the altar was opened there they found 4 people. There were 2 children, an older man, and a glass coffin with a small wooden box. Studies were on the skull in the box and it was the head of Pizarro without any doubt. The skull was damaged and several blows had been inflicted on it, but his body was still in tact. Along with these things was a broken sword. They determined the bodies of the children were his children and the other man was his brother. Letters he wrote are also still around and can be studied.
What technology did Francisco Pizarro use?
cannons, maps, spyglasses, ships, weapons - guns and crossbows
Who were some explorers and conquistadors during the age of exploration?
Cortes and francisco vasques. those are the only two i know of
Why did Francisco Pizarro want to explore?
Francisco Pizarro wanted to explore because he wanted to find land and gold!
Who was Cabeza de vaca's companion?
Cabeza de Vaca had many companions during his travels. In 1534, when he was traveling west across Texas and Mexico, two of his companions were Alfonso de Castillo and Andres Dorantes.
Hess is buried at Block 19, Section G, Plot 22, Grave 3 in Beth Israel ...
www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/2138286872/ Hess is buried at Block 19, Section G, Plot 22, Grave 3 in Beth Israel Memorial Park, located at Route 1 North and Woodbridge Center Drive in Woodbridge, NJ.
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When the incas conquered different things did they let the conquered stay in power?
yes because they earned it and they don't want to lose it
What was cabeza de vaca childhood like?
not much is known about his early years because he was not famous yet
Who would win between a roman legionare and a conquistador?
I'd say a roman cause he has loads of metal amour a conquistador would shoot the bullet would bounce roman would run and slash conquistador is dead
