'Hernan Cortes and the Colonization of Mexico'

'Plan of probe\nThe expeditions led by Hernan Cortes which resulted in the egest of the Aztec pudding stone wide changed the future for the arena of Mexico. The objective of this investigation is to compare and oppose the perspectives of the Spanish and the Aztecs during the issue of the f every last(predicate) of the Aztec empire (1519-1521). This will be completed with an accent mark on the Aztec perspective. From this measure period, the most docu mented and discussed opinion is that of the Spanish as they colonise the New World. However, the run of view from the Aztec conglomerate is equally important. one-third of the sources used to make believe the knowledge that is indispensable are The advantage of Mexico, Cortes and the downfall of the Aztec Empire: a story in the infringe of cultures, and Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the finishing stand of the Aztecs. The terce aforementioned score sources are all secondary sources; primary coil sou rces could not be found when looked for.\n\n thick of Evidence\n-Montezuma was surface aware that Cortes was on his way. He had men outside Tenochtitlan that had informed him of Cortess conform tor before it happened (Thomas, 1993).\n- Montezuma allowed for the Spaniards to stop along the brim if they desired, however he would under no circumstance come out to salute them nor were they to venture in to visit him. The Spaniards were to divvy up his gifts as gestures of near faith and essay of his vast wealthiness and leave. Montezumas gifts were direct out to claim his unchallengeable wealth and power entirely they had the opposite effect. Their hot air irritated the avarice of the Spaniards. It was obvious at this point that Cortes had no intention of leaving, which Montezuma sensed. Cortes thus re glum the favor and offered gifts in exchange for a meeting with the Aztec ruler. He was repeatedly turned down (Johnson, 2009).\n- Cortes claimed during his meetings with Montezuma that he was seen in the eyeball of the Aztec... '