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The Fall Of The Aztec And Inca Empires
In this essay I will tell how the Aztec and Inca empires ended, and also I will compare the fall of both empires, using for a point of departure the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the land of Mexico. ... These men, under leaders such as Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizzaro nearly eliminated the Aztec and Inca peoples. ... Nothing shows the attitude Cortes had - attitude that he kept util the end of the conquest - better than the gift he made to the Aztec chiefs: even though his wonder upon discovering signs of a great cultural refinement, he did not doubt for even one moment that he was in the presence of a barbarian people, interesting only because it was amazingly rich. ... By the time when Moctezuma II, the last Aztec emperor (also known as Montezuma or Motecuhzoma), became king in 1502 the city of Tenochtitlan, together with its neighbor Tlatelolco, counted with more than 60 000 houses and had a population over 300 000 inhabitants; in other words it had a size 5 times than London in the times of Henry VIII. ... Eight months later he had already he had already reached the heart of the Aztec world - the great city of Tenochtitlan - where he had been received as a guest of honor. In the mean time he was informed that many vassal kings, who owed allegiance to the emperor Moctezuma, secretly detested him, and would readily support anyone who might help them throw off the hated Aztec yoke. ... At the same time in the Aztec capital, a smallpox epidemic began that killed or immobilized much of the population. ... But the Aztec king refused to leave the city in the hands of the Spaniards. ... This lack of understanding for each others culture is one sign that there would have been no way for the two empires to have an equal existence. ... He had the advantage of his fanatic catholic missionary zeal that served him as a justification to exploit the Mexicans, supported mainly the Aztec customs of performing human sacrifices and practicing cannibalism. ... The Aztec homes were torn down and new homes for the conquistadors were built by reluctant Mexican laborers.
Approximate Word count = 1836
Approximate Pages = 7.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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