The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico 2nd Edition

Author : Sylvia A. Johnson
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467703826

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The Spanish Conquest of Mexico, 2nd Edition by Sylvia A. Johnson Pdf

Can the conquest of one city change the world? In 1519, two powerful empires - Spain and Mexica (Aztec) - were hungry for expansion in central Mexico. Led by emperor Motecuzoma II, the Mexica people had subdued their native enemies and now controlled a sprawling territory with the great city of Tenochtitlán at the center. Then the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés led an attack on the Mexica empire. Although the Spaniards had horses and guns, both unknown in the Americas, the Mexica outnumbered them five hundred to one. The Spaniards had no chance of success without the help of native allies unhappy with Mexica rule. What followed was a desperate war that lasted two years, cost thousands of lives, and left Tenochtitlán in ruins. In 1521 Cortés declared Mexico a colony of New Spain. In so doing, he laid the groundwork for the expansion of European power throughout the Americas and changed the world forever. The Spanish conquest of Mexico is one of world history’s pivotal moments.

Author : Ross Hassig
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806182087

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Mexico and the Spanish Conquest by Ross Hassig Pdf

What role did indigenous peoples play in the Spanish conquest of Mexico? Ross Hassig explores this question in Mexico and the Spanish Conquest by incorporating primary accounts from the Indians of Mexico and revisiting the events of the conquest against the backdrop of the Aztec empire, the culture and politics of Mesoamerica, and the military dynamics of both sides. He analyzes the weapons, tactics, and strategies employed by both the Indians and the Spaniards, and concludes that the conquest was less a Spanish victory than it was a victory of Indians over other Indians, which the Spaniards were able to exploit to their own advantage. In this second edition of his classic work, Hassig incorporates new research in the same concise manner that made the original edition so popular and provides further explanations of the actions and motivations of Cortés, Moteuczoma, and other key figures. He also explores their impact on larger events and examines in greater detail Spanish military tactics and strategies.

Author : William Hickling Prescott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Incas
ISBN : NYPL:33433081696233

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History of the Conquest of Peru by William Hickling Prescott Pdf

Author : Alan Knight
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0521891957

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Mexico: Volume 1, From the Beginning to the Spanish Conquest by Alan Knight Pdf

The first in a three-volume history, covering the period 25,000 BC to the sixteenth century.

Author : R. Conrad Stein
Publisher : Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Mexico
ISBN : 1599350548

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The Story of Mexico by R. Conrad Stein Pdf

Since Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec empire in the sixteenth century, Mexico had been ruled by the kingdom of Spain. They treated the once mighty land as a colony, exploiting its people and tightly controlling the affairs of the nation to keep it from growing strong. Any talk of freedom or revolution was strictly barred by law. But as the philosophical movement called the Enlightenment swept through Europe, and revolutions toppled oppressive monarchies in America and France, the people of Mexico began to think of driving out the Spanish and establishing their own country as a very real possibility. It was a priest from a distant and tiny parish named Father Manuel Hidalgo who started Mexico's War of Independence, leading an ever-growing army of Mexican people against the massive force of the Spanish army. It was Jose Maria Morelos, another priest and a onetime student of Hidalgo, who took up the reins of the revolution when Hidalgo could no longer lead the people. The Spanish were not about to give up their prized colony without a fight though, and they retaliated against the revolutionaries with brutal viciousness. Before long, all of Mexico was wrapped in a war that would decide the future of two nations. Book jacket.

Author : Matthew Restall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197537312

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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest by Matthew Restall Pdf

An update of a popular work that takes on the myths of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas, featuring a new afterword. Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest reveals how the Spanish invasions in the Americas have been conceived and presented, misrepresented and misunderstood, in the five centuries since Columbus first crossed the Atlantic. This book is a unique and provocative synthesis of ideas and themes that were for generations debated or perpetuated without question in academic and popular circles. The 2003 edition became the foundation stone of a scholarly turn since called The New Conquest History. Each of the book's seven chapters describes one "myth," or one aspect of the Conquest that has been distorted or misrepresented, examines its roots, and explodes its fallacies and misconceptions. Using a wide array of primary and secondary sources, written in a scholarly but readable style, Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest explains why Columbus did not set out to prove the world was round, the conquistadors were not soldiers, the native Americans did not take them for gods, Cortés did not have a unique vision of conquest procedure, and handfuls of vastly outnumbered Spaniards did not bring down great empires with stunning rapidity. Conquest realities were more complex--and far more fascinating--than conventional histories have related, and they featured a more diverse cast of protagonists-Spanish, Native American, and African. This updated edition of a key event in the history of the Americas critically examines the book's arguments, how they have held up, and why they prompted the rise of a New Conquest History.

Author : Miguel Leon-Portilla
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807095454

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The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition by Miguel Leon-Portilla Pdf

For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. León-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts.

Author : Antonio de Solís
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1017594791

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The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards ... by Antonio de Solís Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William H. Prescott
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434405852

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Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott Pdf

Author : Amber Brian,Bradley Benton,Pablo García Loaeza
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271072067

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The Native Conquistador by Amber Brian,Bradley Benton,Pablo García Loaeza Pdf

For many years, scholars of the conquest worked to shift focus away from the Spanish perspective and bring attention to the often-ignored voices and viewpoints of the Indians. But recent work that highlights the “Indian conquistadors” has forced scholars to reexamine the simple categories of conqueror and subject and to acknowledge the seemingly contradictory roles assumed by native peoples who chose to fight alongside the Spaniards against other native groups. The Native Conquistador—a translation of the “Thirteenth Relation,” written by don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl in the early seventeenth century—narrates the conquest of Mexico from Hernando Cortés’s arrival in 1519 through his expedition into Central America in 1524. The protagonist of the story, however, is not the Spanish conquistador but Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s great-great-grandfather, the native prince Ixtlilxochitl of Tetzcoco. This account reveals the complex political dynamics that motivated Ixtlilxochitl’s decisive alliance with Cortés. Moreover, the dynamic plotline, propelled by the feats of Prince Ixtlilxochitl, has made this a compelling story for centuries—and one that will captivate students and scholars today.

Author : John Pohl,Charles M Robinson III
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1841769347

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Aztecs and Conquistadores by John Pohl,Charles M Robinson III Pdf

The Spanish conquest of Mexico was a remarkable military expedition that had a huge impact on the history of the world. Hernán Cortés led the expedition, the aim of which was the addition of Mexico to the Spanish Empire, and the extraction of Aztec riches. Following the appearance of portents, the Aztecs were expecting a catastrophe in 1519, and the Spanish invasion fulfilled this expectation. Although they fought fiercely to the end, the Aztec civilisation was doomed, and the face of Mexico would be changed for ever. This book examines the campaign, but also the lives, training and experience of the men on both sides: the Spanish conquerors and their opponents, the exotic Aztecs, who were fighting for their lives and their civilisation. Contains material peviously published in Essential Histories 60, Warrior 32 and Warrior 40.

Author : Matthew Restall,Florine Gabriëlle Laurence Asselbergs
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271027586

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Invading Guatemala by Matthew Restall,Florine Gabriëlle Laurence Asselbergs Pdf

The invasions of Guatemala -- Pedro de Alvarado's letters to Hernando Cortes, 1524 -- Other Spanish accounts -- Nahua accounts -- Maya accounts

Author : Charles M Robinson III
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1841765635

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The Spanish Invasion of Mexico 1519–1521 by Charles M Robinson III Pdf

The Spanish conquest of Mexico was the most remarkable military expedition in history, and in achieving it, Hernan Cortes proved himself as one of the greatest generals of all time. This book explains the background of the Aztec Empire and of the Spanish presence in Mexico. It describes the lives of the Aztecs in their glittering capital and of the Europeans who learned to adapt and survive in an alien and often dangerous world. The invasion was a war between civilizations, pitting the fatalism and obsessive ritual of the Aztecs against soldiers fighting for riches, their lives, and eventually their souls.

Author : Camilla Townsend
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0826334059

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Malintzin's Choices by Camilla Townsend Pdf

The complicated life of the real woman who came to be known as La Malinche.

Author : Hernan Cortes,Hernán Cortés
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300090949

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Letters from Mexico by Hernan Cortes,Hernán Cortés Pdf

Written over a seven-year period to Charles V of Spain, Hernan Cortes's letters provide a narrative account of the conquest of Mexico from the founding of the coastal town of Veracruz until Cortes's journey to Honduras in 1525. The two introductions set the letters in context.