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Hernan Cortes

2024-03-04 04:34:34

The myth of Hernan Cortes is "from behind." [1] False or very incorrect beliefs are based on sects. A series of myth is strongly governed the hearts of many people, and Central America north a number of parts of the "Native American", "pure" or "mixed" has resulted in the inferiority of the offspring. The believer conquered the "Aztec empire." This article will try to break one of the myth; that is, Cortes is a very brave and intelligent people who have completed the most miraculous feats.

The arrival of Hernan Cortes to Mexico was the beginning of the end of the indigenous people. The heritage and influence of Hernan Cortes are signs of compression, destruction, and bloody blood of greed. Since he destroyed the capital of Azteca and its culture, he and his people could gain their wealth. They do not accept the "savage" religious beliefs of local people, so they are constantly changing them. This will also bring smallpox and other foreign plague gifts. His presence only brings harm and historical knowledge to local people.

Hernando Cortes was born in 1485 as a Spanish aristocrat (he is sometimes called Hernan). Cortes is an educated person and has studied law at the University of Salamanca for a while. In 1504, his 19 - year - old Cortez departed to the Spanish Hispaniola colony (modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic). In 1511, Cortez participated in an expedition to conquer Cuba. Then in 1519, Cortes led an expedition to the mainland of Mexico. There were only about 600 men at Hernando Cortes, but he was able to conquer Aztecs. Spaniards have several advantages. They have guns. They also have horses (animals that the Aztecs do not know). The claim that I saw a Spanish cavalry is terrible. Spaniards also have steel armor and weapons (Aztec people do not know about steel). In addition, the Aztecs were hurt by passive attitude towards killing the Spaniards. They want to capture that their enemies will not kill them in battle so they can sacrifice them later. To make matters worse, people dominated by Aztecs hate their owners.

In 1518, the man named HernĂ¡n Cortes was the head of the Spanish fleet who explored Mexico in accordance with the order of the Republic of Cuba. Cortes has heard that Mexican cities, especially Aztec temples, are full of gold, so when Cuba issued an order to change the route, Cortes decided to continue the duty. He is not going to abandon his campaign, as this means that he is intentional and dedicated to one's head. Several people on March and he saw that Aztecs had more people than Cortez could handle. At the moment many people think that Cortez is crazy and does not like his infidelity to the Cuban government, so they plan to return to Cuba on a boat, but they complain. He knows that striker is the only way to not come back.