Expedition to Mexico, 1519 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Cortés led expedition to Mexico
Year Cortés led expedition to Mexico
1519
Result of Cortés's 1519 expedition
Result of Cortés's 1519 expedition
Collapse of the Aztec Empire
What explorers reported from Mexico in 1518
What explorers reported from Mexico in 1518
Gold and silver objects, Maya stone cities
Religious motivation for Spanish expedition
Religious motivation for Spanish expedition
To spread Christianity
Who was Diego Velázquez
Who was Diego Velázquez
Governor of Cuba
Size of Cortés's force leaving Cuba
Size of Cortés's force leaving Cuba
11 ships, ~600 men, 100 enslaved Cubans
Aztec ruler in 1519
Aztec ruler in 1519
Emperor Montezuma
Aztec tribute system purpose
Aztec tribute system purpose
Conquered cities paid tribute, supplied warriors
Population of Tenochtitlan
Population of Tenochtitlan
300,000 people
Month/year Cortés landed in Mexico
Month/year Cortés landed in Mexico
March 1519
Spanish military advantages vs Maya
Spanish military advantages vs Maya
Horses and artillery
Role of Malinche
Role of Malinche
Interpreter and mistress of Cortés
Location of Tenochtitlan
Location of Tenochtitlan
Centre of Lake Texcoco
How did Tenochtitlan compare to European cities?
How did Tenochtitlan compare to European cities?
Larger than any European city
The 'Three Gs' of Spanish colonialism
The 'Three Gs' of Spanish colonialism
Gold, Glory, Gospel