Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) was a Spanish colonizer and conqueror, who leaded the conquest of the Mexican territories, that started in 1519 with the occupation of Veracruz. The tales about the sacking of the Mexican capital, Tenochtitlan, are still legendary nowadays.
After the takeover of Veracruz, Cortes gave the order of sinking his own ships (it was thought they were burnt, but nowadays that hypothesis is being questioned). Anyway, he destroyed his ships on purpouse to force his men to go forward and conquer the New World, both in the militar and spiritual (goal of spreading the Christian religion) dimensions.
- Agreement with his decision: of course it is an incredibly effective manner of ensuring that his men would be motivated to conquer the territory, mainly because they did not have an alternative choice. They had to become rulers there or be lost in the middle of unknown lands. It can be claimed how the ultimate goal justifies the means.
- Disagreement with the decision: it can be argued how unethical is that he prevented his men from deciding if they wanted to participate or not on the mission. He eliminated the choice.
Both had the economy booming, meaning they were both thriving with new homes, cars, and a lot of wealth. but in the 1950s were also an era of great conflict. For example, the nascent civil rights movement and the crusade against communism
The geography of Texas is diverse and far reaching in scope. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S. <span>it is the second largest state after </span>Alaska<span> and is the southernmost part of the </span>Great Plains<span>, which end in the south against the folded </span>Sierra Madre Oriental<span> of </span>Mexico<span>.</span>
The islands that were on a trade route to the west were Corsica and Troy
A. To finance their growing empire.
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The British directly taxed the colonists in 1764 (post-French and Indian War) to pay off their debt, thus raising money for Britain.
