Chapter 4: Spain Builds an Empire Lesson 2: Different Worlds Collide

Different worlds collide Places Tenochtitlan New Spain Mexico City Cuzco Lima

Different worlds collide People Moctezuma Hernando Cortez Dona Marina Francisco Pizarro Atahualpa

Different worlds collide Vocabulary Conquistador Ally Conquest Convert Colonist

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered Moctezuma and Hernando Cortez knew of each other even before they met in 1519. Cortez was from Cuba and arrived in Mexico nine months before Moctezuma

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered The Spanish began establishing colonies in the Caribbean Sea Stories told of great riches in Mexico and Cortez and others wanted some of the Aztec wealth

Different worlds collide Cortez was one of a group of soldiers who became known as conquistadors – conquerors Cortez faced a major challenge in defeating the Aztec Cortez and his 500 men were outnumbered by the Aztec The Aztecs Are Conquered

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered Cortez did have a few advantages over the Aztec Metal armor protected the Spanish from the Aztec’s stone weapons The Spanish soldiers had muskets – kind of rifle

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered Bullets could easily pierce the cloth suits of the Aztecs Conquistadors also had horses t hat frightened the Aztecs Native said, “the horses ran like deer and could catch anyone

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered Cortez also had allies An ally is a friend willing to help in fight The people Cortez met on the way to Tenochtitlan did not want to live under the Aztec rule These people decided to help Cortez defeat the Aztec

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered One of Cortez allies was an Aztec woman named Dona Marina She spoke several Indian languages and the Native languages of Mexico

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered Dona Marina helped Cortez to persuade thousands to join him Dona Marina is describe as “an excellent person and good interpreter

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered An important ally for the Spanish was the disease of smallpox Historians believe that the Aztecs caught smallpox after Cortez arrived

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered After their meeting in 1519, Moctezuma agreed to let Cortez stay in Tenochtitlan After a year, the Aztecs rose up and threw the Spanish out of that city

Different worlds collide The Aztecs Are Conquered Moctezuma was killed and Cortez escaped Cortez returned in 1520 with many more Natives as allies In 1521 the mightiest empire of the Americas fell to the conquistadors

Different worlds collide Mexico City One of the oldest cities in the Western Hemisphere Was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan Today, archaeologists find evidence of the ancient Aztec capital right in the center of the modern city

Different worlds collide Founding New Spain After the conquest of the Aztec, the Spanish destroyed Tenochtitlan A conquest is the capture or taking of something by force Smallpox continued to take the lives of the Natives of Mexico

Different worlds collide Founding New Spain In 1535 Spain established the colony of New Spain The capital of New Spain was Mexico City Today Mexico City is the capital of Mexico

Different worlds collide Founding New Spain Spanish officials set up a government, made laws, and build schools and universities Roman Catholic priest came to convert (change) native peoples from their religions to Christianity

Different worlds collide Founding New Spain Spanish leaders discouraged native peoples from sacrificing people to their gods Colonist came from Spain Colonists hoped to gain wealth by farming, businesses and gold/silver mining

Different worlds collide The Conquests Continue There was another powerful native empire to the south of Mexico This was the Incas The Inca controlled a huge area of land in western South America

Different worlds collide The Conquests Continue Ten years after the conquest of Mexico, Spain sent Francisco Pizarro to conquer the Incas Pizarro captured the Incan ruler Atahualpa in 1532

Different worlds collide The Conquests Continue In 1533, Pizarro captured the Inca capital city of Cuzco By 1535 Pizarro founded a new capital called Lima in the colony of Peru – today Lima is still the capital of Peru

Different worlds collide The Conquests Continue Conflict continued between the Spanish and the natives Some natives fought back only to face defeat A new culture was born – part Indian, part Spanish

Different worlds collide