The Spanish Conquest

In the early 16th century, Hernan Cortes wrote to Spain's King Charles I. This letter is not just a letter, it is a great achievement and strength, a symbol of the authority of Hernán Cortés, a step towards expansion. The letter acknowledged their accomplishments in this expedition; the first one was their success and the discovery of this miraculous empire known as the colonized land and the Aztec empire. Steel, armor, cannon, firearms and horses made Cortez and his crew better than the indigenous people they met, and it helped the Spaniard overcome the Aztec empire.

The conquest of Mexico in Spain was often understood as Spain's conquest of the Aztec empire (1519-21), which later became the basis for conquest of other areas. The subsequent conquest was a prolonged fight, and the result was not as good as conquering Azteca. Spain conquered Yucatán and Spain conquered Guatemala, the Western Mexican war and the Northern Mexican war in Chithemeka expanded control over Spain's territory and indigenous peoples. But until Spain conquered Peru, it conquered the Aztec team and in 1532 only matched the victory of the Inca Empire.

46 For an explanation of the role of Marinchy in the Spanish conquest, see Matthew Restor's Spanish conquest of seven myths, pages 77-100, and Marinchy's conquest at Laning. For details on Malinche's colonial distortion, please see Pilar Godayol's article "Malintzin / La Malinche / Don Nora Marina: Reread the myth of a romantic translation", Cypess' La Malinche, Women Conquer America of Maura Juan Francisco . 47 Cypess' La Malinche: From history to myths, Malinche's most comprehensive bibliographic study on biography, fiction and drama. 48 For a detailed discussion of Mexican independence movements, see Eric Van Young's "Other Rebellion: Civilian Violence, Ideology and Mexican Independence Struggle", 1810 - 1821.