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[5thMarea]

1.         I.            Spanish conqistadors
   1. Conquistadors
      1.                                                                i.      It’s a Spanish term for the word conqueror
      2.                                                              ii.      Were soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Spanish Empire
      3.                                                             iii.      Were very holy people who would generally pray before going to battle
      4.                                                            iv.      The most famous are Cortes and Pizarro, but we will also look at Coronado
      5.                                                              v.      They were obsessed with matters of honor and reputation
      6.                                                            vi.      Spanish soldiers had a reputation for rowdiness, and duels were not uncommon
   2. Cortes
      1.                                                                i.      Born to a family of lower nobility
      2.                                                              ii.      His father was an infantry Capitan for Spanish army
      3.                                                             iii.      He is 2^nd cousin once removed with Pizarro
      4.                                                            iv.      Conquered the Aztec Empire
      5.                                                              v.      Aztec thought he was Quazitucaul
   3. Pizarro
      1.                                                                i.      Spanish Conquistador
      2.                                                              ii.      Conquered the Incan civilization
      3.                                                             iii.      Only had 168 men, 27 horses, and 1 cannon
      4.                                                            iv.      Got the defeated soldiers form the Incan civil war to fight for his side
      5.                                                              v.      2^nd cousins once removed from Cortes
   4. Reasons why for conquering the Mesoamerican people
      1.                                                                i.      Treasure (gold, silver)
      2.                                                              ii.      Polytheistic- not a fan. Spanish Inquisition
      3.                                                             iii.      Human sacrifice was not a well-received practice would wide at this point
      4.                                                            iv.      Exploring and wanted the land to set up Spanish colonies- very successful
      5.                                                              v.      Slaves
      6.                                                            vi.      Thought a lot of the Mesoamerican’s rituals and dances were “devil like”
   5. Issues with split in the treasure
      1.                                                                i.      The division of the treasures produced bloody conflicts
      2.                                                              ii.      After Peru fell to Spain, Francisco Pizarro told Almagro, before they become enemies, to go to the Inca Empire’s northern city of Quito to claim it
      3.                                                             iii.      Their fellow conquistador Sedastian de Belalcazar, who had gone forth without Pizarro’s approval
   6. Issues
      1.                                                                i.      The arrival of Pedro de Alvarado from Mexico in search of Inca gold further complicated the situation for Almagro and Belalcazar
      2.                                                              ii.      Alvarado left south America in exchange for monetary compensation from Pizarro
      3.                                                             iii.      Almagro was executed on 1538, under Pizarro’s orders
      4.                                                            iv.      In Lima in 1541 supporters of Diego Almagro II assassinated Franciso Pizarro
      5.                                                              v.      Belalcazar in 1546 ordered the execution of Jorge Robledo, who governed a neighboring province in yet another land-related vendetta
      6.                                                            vi.      Belalcazar was tried, convicted and condemned for killing Robledo and other offenses pertaining to his involvement in the wars between armies of conquistadors and was then killed