Desde el inicio, las islas de las Antillas fueron ocupadas por los españoles. La primera isla en ser ocupada fue Guanahaní, conocida como San Salvador; luego la Española, hoy República Dominicana y Haití; luego Cuba, Puerto Rico y Jamaica.
El establecimiento hispano en esa parte de América fue clave para la ocupación del resto del continente, pues desde las islas partían las expediciones para explorar las costas de Centroamérica y Sudamérica, respectivamente.
Una vez que los españoles se establecieron totalmente en las islas antillanas, se inició la exploración discovered the new continent. Were not completely successful the first expedition to Castilla del Oro (as it was called back then to Panama) and Nueva Andalucía (now Colombia and Venezuela), led by Diego de Nicuesa and Alonso de Ojeda, respectively. However, succeeded in founding in 1510 the first English city in South America: Santa María de la Antigua del Darién (in Colombia).
THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO
Rumors about the existence of a country rich in gold began to circulate on the islands occupied by the English. Once aroused your interest, organized expeditions to the continent which left the island of Cuba.
Hernán Cortés in 1519, left Cuba, after several weeks of travel, reached the Yucatan Peninsula and was informed of the status of the Aztec empire. Then, under the command of 400 English soldiers and with the support of the people who disagreed with Aztec domination went to Tenochtitlan, the capital of the empire, where income in the month of November.
The presence of Cortés, provided foreign elements in the eyes of the Aztecs (beard, horses, armor and guns), was interpreted by the Aztecs as Quetzalcoatl's return. This would explain the initial submission of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma. However, it soon became clear that the English were not divine beings.
Subsequently, the atrocities committed by the conquistadors in Tenochtitlan, in the absence of Cortés, led an uprising Aztec (1520). When Cortés returned, he ordered Moctezuma to reassure his people, but the Aztecs themselves killed their emperor. Faced with such critical situation, Cortés had to retire. It is said that during the withdrawal killed half of the conquerors, made by which Cortés wept bitterly. In this episode of the conquest of Mexico is known as "La noche triste."
However, the English succeeded reorganized, and after long struggles, took Tenochtitlan (1521). The subsequent execution of the last Aztec emperor, Cuauhtémoc, in 1525, marked the end of the Aztec empire.
ACTIVITIES:
1. Explains
· A) Why was it important for the English placed first on the island of America.
· B) What was the interest that led the conquistadors to make his expeditions to the Americas.
° C) Why do you think Moctezuma and the Aztec people were initially subjected to the English conquistadors.
· D) Why is Montezuma was stoned to death by their own people.
2. Spot the errors and corrects each sentence:
a) The first English city that was founded in South America Lima.
b) The conqueror of Mexico was Francisco Pizarro.
c) The first English occupied the islands of North America.
d) was the last Aztec emperor Moctezuma.
e) Initially, the English called Castilla del Oro Venzuela
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