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CONQUEST AND COLONISATION OF AMERICA - Coggle Diagram
CONQUEST AND COLONISATION OF AMERICA
KEY CONQUESTS
Until 1515
castillan occupation limited to
Caribean Islands
Isthmus Panama
conquest of the Aztec Empire
1519
Hernan Cortes in Mexico became allied with Indigenous groups
1521
Final victory
in Tenochtitlan he captured Emperor Montezuma II
southern part of United States
important expeditions
Vazquez de Coronado
Juan de Oñate
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
conquest of Mayan civilisation
Pedro de Alvarado left Mexico
conquered the main cities in
Yucatan
Honduras
conquest of southern regions
difficult to occupy
Chile
by Pedro Valdivia
Paraguay and Rio de la Plata
conquered by
Pedro de Mendoza
Juan de Ayolas
Domingo Martinez de Irala
conquest of Inca empire
1531
Francisco Pizarro
Diego de Almagro
they captured Emperor Atahulpa
conquered: Cuzo and other major cities
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONQUEST
infectious diseases
weakned by them
resistance of large empires
smaller tribes
no immunity to them
many natives died
most devastating diseases
smallpox
flu
measles
typhus
large empires were conquered by
tactics
internal conflicts
military equipment
indigenous tribes
more difficult to conquer
Mapuche
never conquered:
not hierarchical society
in rainforests, firearms and armours couldn't be used
lived in small territouries
convertion
conquest of continent's inland areas began
once the American coast was discovered and explored
Spaniards' justification for the conquest
need to convert indigenous inhabitants to christianity
indiigenous people
refused to give up their customs
consequently:suppressed