How it affected their people and some of the surrounding people and justification by the Spanish for war against the Aztecs. Secondly, what the Aztecs believed to be the return of the god Quetzalcoatl, the Spanish conquistador, Cortes and his Spanish army. Disease played a huge part in the fall. Small pox brought upon the Spanish spread quickly to the people and no cure for the disease was known therefore leading to many deaths. Lastly, the skillful tactics used by Hernan Cortes that leads to the surrender of the last Aztec emperor.
Many factors influenced the conquering of the Aztec people by the Spaniards including the Aztec’s religion, Spain’s superior weapons, alliances, and disease. The first cause of the Aztec’s fall was their religion. They practiced polytheism and used human sacrifice to keep their gods happy. The Aztec’s believed their god Quetzalcoatl planned to return in human form and rule them. The Aztec people mistook Cortes and his soldiers for Quetzalcoatl.
Unconverted Muslims suffered the same fate in 1502. Having expelled both Jews and Muslims; the Inquisition then turned to their new target around 1540- the Protestants. It wasn’t until 1834 that the Inquisition was thoroughly abolished by the Holy Office of the Inquisition. If all the Jews, Muslims, and even Protestants were taken care around the 1540 then why did the Inquisition last all the way till
In the 1500s, the Spanish arrived in the New World with the intent to convert natives to Catholicism, trade, and discover riches. Juan de Onate, one of these explorers, killed thousands of natives in order to gain fame and wealth. The Spanish and Indians also developed the Columbian Exchange; a trade of goods, livestock, and crops, which was beneficial to both sides as it brought new items to both groups. Most of the products that the Spanish gave to the natives brought diseases that the Indians had no immunity to. Cortez even intentionally gave out
Then in 730 the Roman Emperor Leo III commanded that all these icons be destroyed. The men entered the churches in the East and removed the icons. As the icons were removed the people rioted. Later in 843 Queen Theodora ruled the city of Constantinople and she proclaimed the restoration of the icons. Also according to the High Middle Ages Chapter, the fourth crusade also added to the schism that existed between the Eastern and Western Churches.
In order for a person to become a Shriner, he must not only go through all the degrees of Masonry, make all those blood-curdling oaths, worship gods who are not gods except they are of Satan, but he must make a blood both of allegiance to Allah as his god and Mohammed as his prophet. The Shriner is then given a red fez with an Islamic sword and crescent jeweled on the front of it. This originates from 7th century Arabia when the Moslems, under the leadership of Mohammed, slaughtered all Christians who would not bow down to Allah. Allah, by the way, was not another (generic) name given to God by Mohammed; Allah is the tribal deity --the moon god-- of Mohammed; it was the name of the god in the tribe that Mohammed was born into. That is why every mosque today has a crescent moon on the top of its spire.
The intent of the Spanish monarchy was only to subdue the Native American Indians, never to exterminate them. However, it was their intent to completely eliminate the French Huguenots who had established a French colony on American soil that the Spanish claimed as their own. The orders given to the Spanish conquistadors were to completely wipe out all French Huguenots; they were not to leave a trace of them or their Protestant views in Florida. Spain’s attack was deliberate and systematic with the intent to completely destroy a specific religious group, the Protestants. [iv]The Conquistadors attacked the French three times, but the most important attack was the attack at Fort Caroline.
In Diaz’s The Conquest of New Spain and the collection Broken Spears, the Spanish and Aztec perspectives of the conquest of Mexico are documented. The two accounts differ greatly due to opposing perspectives. These differences can be seen through Montezuma’s captivity, the Spanish pursuit for gold, and the religious disputes between the two groups. It is only by taking these discrepancies into consideration that historians are able to approach a realistic picture of the events. While the Spanish text focuses primarily on their virtues and successes, the Aztec writings emphasize the Spaniard’s destruction and cruelty.
The resultant treaty also considerably increased the geographical size of the U.S. However, all the impacts had a considerable impact on the histories of the U.S. and Mexico. The Mexican American War led to the expansion of the territory of the U.S. After defeating the Mexicans, Texas became a state of the U.S. (Goldfield et al 412). Similarly, Mexico ceded New Mexico and California to the U.S. after signing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This considerably increased the geographical size of the U.S.
There were many stories alike. Whether they were true or not, we don't know - but Cromwell believed them. He was a puritan and he believed it was his duty to punish the Catholics, hence going to Ireland. When Catholics refused to surrender to Cromwell, he ordered his Soldiers to kill all of them with the words "Show them no quarter". Hundreds hid in a church, but Cromwell ordered it to be set alight - many were burnt alive, and all local priests were killed.