latin america and the spanish
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Latin America and the Spanish. Maya. 1800 BCE-900 CE Yucatan Peninsula Several city-states Disappeared by arrival of Europeans Invasion? Internal revolt? Overuse of land?. Aztec. Settled in Valley of Mexico (Tenochtitlan) around 12 th century CE - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Latin America and the Spanish
Maya 1800 BCE-900 CE Yucatan Peninsula Several city-
states Disappeared by
arrival of Europeans Invasion? Internal
revolt? Overuse of land?
Aztec Settled in Valley of Mexico
(Tenochtitlan) around 12th century CE Dominated much of Central America
through Triple Alliance Prophecy foretelling of a returning
god coming to the Aztec people
Inca Mid 1400s in
modern day Peru Great builders –
system of roads that extended along the Pacific coast
Uh oh… An alien creature that closely resembles a
human approaches you on your way home from school. They are driving what appears to be a massive spaceship. They attempt to communicate with you but it just sounds like jibberish. They also are dressed strangely. WHAT DO YOU DO?
Aliens/Conquistadors Spanish and Portuguese conquerors Groups of Spanish soldiers armed
with European weapons
Conquering of Aztec Empire Hernan Cortes and his Spanish
soldiers arrived in 1519 “Befriends” opponents of Aztec rule Arrives at Tenochtitlan and is
welcomed by Aztecs
Aztec’s Cont’d Conquistadors take ruler Moctezuma
hostage, pillage city Aztec fight back but contract
European diseases Cortes returns with fresh troops from
his new “friends”
Conquering of Incan Empire Francisco Pizarro and his Spanish
soldier arrive in 1530 180 men European weapons
Pizarro captures capital with help from native allies, executes emperor
NOTICE A THEME?!?
Bernal Diaz, 1520“We could not walk without treading on the bodies and heads of dead Indians. I have read about the destruction of Jerusalem, but I do not think mortality was greater here in Mexico…The stench was so bad that no one could endure…Even Cortes was ill from the odors which assaulted his nostrils.”
Population Decline Island of Hispaniola
1493: 100,000 natives 1570: 300
Central Mexico 1519: 11 million End of 16th century: 2.5 million
Encomienda Queen Isabella established
encomienda labor system Conquered natives worked for the
conquerors Spaniards protected and paid natives in
return Greatly abused by Spanish mines and
plantations
Bartolome de las Casas Wrote A Short History of the Destruction of
the Indies in 1542“What we committed in the Indies stands out
among the most unpardonable offenses ever committed against God and mankind and this trade [in American Indian slaves] as one of the most unjust, evil, and cruel among them.”
The first Spanish ship carrying Africa slaves directly from Africa arrives in the New World in 1518