1. Conquest in the Americas Chapter 15 Section 1
Mr. Divett

2. 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

4. 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

6. 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

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

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

9. The Aztecs
Practiced human sacrifice
Played cool games

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

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

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

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

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

16. 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.

17. 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

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

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

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

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

22. Effects on Spanish
Victory
Riches

23. Effects on Natives
Death
Tragedy
Loss of Religion
Loss of Culture