the conquistadors 1513-1528

Question 1

when did Balboa set out to find the Isthmus of Panama

Answer 1

Balboa set out in 1513

Question 2

When was the conquest of Cuba

Answer 2

The conquest of Cuba was 1511-14

Question 3

When was the Massacre of Caonao

Answer 3

The massacre of Caonao was in 1513

Question 4

……. in 1514 to ……. in 1555 in Cuba

Answer 4

-350,000
-3,000

Question 5

When did Magellan get sponsored

Answer 5

Magellan was sponsored in 1518

Question 6

When does Cortes set sail

Answer 6

Cortes set sail in 1519

Question 7

Cortes’s Expedition in Mexico: 1519

Answer 7

-lands on land, coverts some, meets shipwreck survivors
-one travels with him as interpreter
-hostile Tabascans attack, Cortes wins Battle of Centla, erects large cross on Pontonchan, accepts gifts from Tabascans
-given a Mayan woman, Malinche (interpreter betw him & Mayans&Aztecs)
-some loyal followers of Vel try to seize ship and return to Cuba, hanged
-establishes settlement at Vera Cruz, breaking agreement
-many battles with Tlaxcalans, makes peace and alliance against Aztecs

Question 8

Cholula was a …. city. Therefore not well ….., the city’s rulers put their safety in their …..

Answer 8

-Holy
-Guarded
-Faith
-3000 massacred

Question 9

What did Vel do in 1520?

Answer 9

sent 1000 Sp to arrest Cortes
-Cortes left Alvadro in charge at Tenoch, defeated Vel forces, many defected to him
-Al killed hundreds of Az nobles, fearing rebellion
-Night Of Tears, Aztecs killed many Sp, driving them and Tlaxcalans out
-Montezuma killed
-Cortes regrouped for a year, besieged Tenochtitlan, starving them, city surrendered in 1521

Question 10

in 1523, Cortes given title of ……..

Answer 10

Governor & Captain General of New Spain

Question 11

Consequences of Cortes’ rule in Mexico 1528

Answer 11

> Continued killing Aztecs and natives who had supported them, leaders tortured till they told where gold and treasure was hidden
Continued to take tribute from chiefs to make sure they stayed loyal to Spain
Tenochtitlan rebuilt on ruins of Aztec city
Allocated land to encomenderos & set up endomienda
Encouraged exploration and establishment of new communities
Agriculture developed, arranged for cattle, sheep, goats to be brought from Haiti and sugar cane, mulberries, wheat from Spain
Spread Christianity w/ Franciscans and Dominicans. Found the church in Mexico

Question 12

Reasons for Cortes demotion

Answer 12

-Rumors that conq. didn’t find much gold because Cortes had stolen for himself
-King wanted to control him
Charles demoted him but let him keep the land he got

Question 13

Mexico population between 1519 - 1555

Answer 13

25 million to 6.2 million