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Travelers of the Past:
The Defeat of the Aztec Empire
Desire to Travel
• Spain and Portugal knew about
India and China long before they
knew of the Americas
• They wanted to travel for three
reasons:
– the desire for wealth and
glory
– to tame the “savages” of
other lands
– the bring new knowledge
back to their native countries
Diego Velasquez
• Spanish governor of Cuba
• Cuba needed help: not
enough resources or slave
labor
• Velasquez sent people into
Mesoamerica to explore
resources
• Cuba heard of great riches
somewhere in
Mesoamerica
Hernan Cortes
• Left Spain at age 19
• Sent by Velasquez to explore
the Yucatan and find the wealth
• Set sail in 1519
• Cubans served as infantry under
Cortes
• Once there, renounced the
authority of Velasquez and
founded own city
• Cortes decided to conquer
Mexico in its entirety
Journey to Tenochtitlan
• Cortes found natives who
were hostile to the Aztecs
• They joined forces
• Residents of Tenochtitlan
believed him to be the
white-skinned god
Quetzalcoatlin
• Aztec emperor
Moctezuma welcomed
him warmly and showered
him with gifts
Things change with Moctezuma
• Good relationship with
Moctezuma did not last
long
• Cortes captured and
jailed the Aztec emperor
• Spanish troops
massacred Aztecs
during a religious
ceremony
• The Aztecs revolted
Defeat
• Cortes and his troops were
pushed back for a period of
time
• They returned to Tenochtitlan in
1521
• Spanish troops set up a
blockade to deny food and
water to the Aztecs
• Smallpox had also weakened
the Aztecs
• Cortes defeated the natives and
destroyed the city
Effects of Travel
• Spanish brought potato,
pineapple, turkey, dahlias,
sunflowers, magnolias, maize,
chilies, and chocolate
• They also brought smallpox,
measles, and other diseases
• African slave trade started by
Europeans
• Europeans brought Christianity
Comprehension Page
• Name one reason the Spanish and Portuguese
wanted to travel.
• Why did the Cuban governor send Cortes to the
Yucatan peninsula?
• What did Cortes do once he arrived in present-day
Mexico?
• Why did Moctezuma greet Cortes warmly?
• How did Cortes finally defeat the Aztecs in
Tenochtitlan?
• Name two effects of Cortes’ travels and conquests
in Mexico.
Works Cited
Google.com
www.eirc.org/GlobalCon/ birds.html
Image of wood thrush from Google images
Google.com
www.calacademy.org
Image of Aztec dancer from Google images
Google.com
www.rose-hulman.edu
Map of Aztec empire from Google images
Google.com
www.aztec-empire.com
Image of Moctezuma from Google images
Google.com
www.ancientmexico.com
Map of Tenochtitlan from Google images
Google.com
www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/aztec.html
Information on Spanish conquering Aztecs; information on
Spanish reasons for exploration
Google.com
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/discovery/exploration/conquista
dors_02.shtml
Information on long-term effects of Spanish exploration
Google.com
home.earthlink.net
Image of boat from Google images
Google.com
www.rose-hulman.edu
Image of Cortes from Google images
Google.com
www.calgoldcoin.com/ mexico.htm
Image of Aztec gold
Google.com
www.mrsedivy.com/explor2.html
Image of Cortes and infantry
Google.com
www.d23.org/sullivan/travis/
Explorer%20Book/cortes.htm
Image of Cortes in battle on horse
Google.com
www.ignatiushistory.info/ 00121.html
Image of Diego Velasquez