Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
spain's conquest in the america's (cortez arrives in mexico (1519…
spain's conquest in the america's
the Spanish conquered mexico
1504 cortez sailed to Hispaniola
1515 he took part in spain's invasion of cuba
cortez arrives in mexico
1519 he travels to mexico for search of gold and glory
he arrived near present Veracruz
he forced 1000s of native american's to surrender
got information about the Aztec's from a mayan woman named Malintizn
helped get allies
diseases would kill more people than weapons would
cortez defeats the aztec's
Quetzalcoatl would return to claim back his land
he was afraid to attack right away
Montezuma decided to ambush the spanish troops
1519 cortez took control of the aztec capital
1521 the spanish destroyed the aztec capital
spanish conquers peru
vasco nunez da balboa led a band of soldiers across the mountains to present day Panama
found the Pacific ocean but not the golden empire
Pizarro continued looking for gold after balboa died
pizarro meets the inca
by the 1530's the inca empire became weaker
1532 he decided on a bold plan
inca fall
Atahualpa agreed to meet them with 4000 unarmed body guards
he was taken prisoner and tried to play for his freedom
gave him a room full of gold and silver for his freedom and didn't let him go