Conquest in the Americas Chapter 15 Section 1 Mr. Divett

Columbus The cycle of conquest started with the arrival of Columbus He met the Taínos and treated them harshly He made them pay him gold or be killed

Conquistadors Columbus was first of many conquistadors, or conquerors First settled on Hispaniola or modern-day Haiti/Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico They took riches and left Christianity

Horses, Guns, and Silent Killers Natives had never seen horses before The Spanish had guns Disease was brought over by the Spanish and the Natives had no immunity

Cortés the Killer Hernán Cortés landed in Mexico in 1519 He had 600 men and 16 horses He was enticed by money

Tenochtitlán Cortés made his way into Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztecs, now Mexico City

The Aztecs Practiced human sacrifice Played cool games

La Malinche Malinche was Cortés’ girlfriend She was the mother of the Mestizo race Traitor to some Hero to others Had alliances with Spanish

Moctezuma Aztec Emperor Was kind to Cortés Thought Cortés might be the return of Quetzacoatl

Destruction of Tenochtitlán The Spanish captured Moctezuma They stole their riches The natives fought back and drove them out Many died including Moctezuma

Destruction of Tenochtitlán Cortés came back and captured and destroyed Tenochtitlán They built Mexico City on the ruins

Neil Young’s Interpretation Neil Young wrote a song about it called Cortez the Killer

Cortez the Killer He came dancing across the water With his galleons and guns Looking for the new world In that palace in the sun. On the shore lay Montezuma With his coca leaves and pearls In his halls he often wondered With the secrets of the worlds. And his subjects Gathered 'round him Like the leaves around a tree In their clothes of many colors For the angry gods to see. And the women all were beautiful And the men stood Straight and strong They offered life in sacrifice So that others could go on. Hate was just a legend And war was never known The people worked together And they lifted many stones. They carried them To the flatlands And they died along the way But they built up With their bare hands What we still can't do today. And I know she's living there And she loves me to this day I still can't remember when Or how I lost my way. He came dancing across the water Cortez, Cortez What a killer.

Pizarro Francisco Pizarro was inspired by Cortés Pizarro thought the Inca might be even more rich than the Aztecs He arrived in Peru in 1532

Atahualpa Atahualpa ruled the Inca after a civil war He refused to become Christian and join the Spanish

Capture The Spanish captured him and demanded ransom The Inca paid it

Death The Spanish killed him anyway They also killed thousands of Inca

Consequences of Conquest The conquistadors changed the world in good ways and bad

Effects on Spanish Victory Riches

Effects on Natives Death Tragedy Loss of Religion Loss of Culture