Sunday, March 31, 2013

Extra Credit- Jessie Sawyer

The Classical civilizations, the Renaissance and Reformation, and the Collision are all connected through people with strong and intelligent minds.  In the Classical Civilizations there were many great greek philosophers, such as Aristotle and Socrates.  Aristotle said, "One should not regard democracy, in the way some are now accustomed to do... nor should one regard oligarchy as being where few have control over the regime," which means democracy should not be considered the way people are used to thinking, and neither should oligarchy because few people have control over the government.  Aristotle was very wise, just like Da Vinci during the renaissance period.  Da Vinci wanted to know exactly how the body functioned.  He wanted to know how the muscles moved, and he "began jotting down other topics he would have to cover."  Da Vinci had to learn about all of these different topics that were  not already discovered, which made many others learn about the different things he found.  Cortes was not a educator or a man who wanted to learn and discover the body like Da Vinci, but he was an explorer, and was a leader during the collision.  He lead many of the Spanish to conquer Mexico.  Cortes used his strong military strategy and intelligent mind to take over Mexico successfully.  The three units can be connected by the strong intelligent people during the time.

Term 3 Extra Credit




Term 3 Extra Credit 
Eunice Lee
Tan

        Among different units we studied this year, I feel strong connection between the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism, and the World War II unit. Industrial Revolution had indirect influence on World War II because it stimulated the Europeans to compete against each other for profit and productivity, which eventually built tension to spark two series of World War. As England became the most industrialized nation in the world, other nations such as Germany, France, and Holland strived to catch up their economy with England. The Europeans desire to make their industry dominant caused them to colonize other parts of the world such as Africa and exploited natural resources and labor forces to boost their economy, which was the start of imperialism. Although Industrial Revolution provided better opportunity for the neglected class, from the perspective of transformation in humanity, the human’s selfish greed for wealth and property has caused these kinds of competition, abuse of the colony, and tension among nations. The tensions between European nation piled up and exploded as World War I. Despite the attempt to avoid another war, there were people who still desired to become superior to other nation through any means. Such as Hitler in Germany, who blamed on the Jews for their economic hardship and loss of war so that he can unify the Germans to restore their nation and become dominant;thus, World War II was inevitable. Moreover, human’s avarice for wealth and power caused some dictatorial leaders to use realpolitik, diplomacy based primarily on power and material factors, rather than ethical notion. From our imperialism unit, the Belgium emperor, King Leopold used realpolitik to get rubbers and labor forces at Congo. There were Congolian slaves who died because of the excessive labor and assault from the Belgium observer. Similarly, in World War II, Hitler used realpolitik in which he disseminated propagandas that showed the Jewish concentration camp as an peaceful and friendly place, which in fact was created in a purpose of a massive genocide. Therefore, all of these three units connects with the common human selfish nature for possession and power that caused conflicts and mistreatments of certain groups.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

3rd term extra credit



The Medieval World, Renaissance and Reformation, and the Collision have had major advancements that have helped people improve their knowledge. For example in The Medieval World the Europeans used art and architecture to tell the story of Christ’s life, which allowed the not educated to have a larger view on the world. For centuries, the Europeans had the tallest buildings. They were often taller than a 30-story building today. In order to build structure so incredibly advanced the builders had to have strong mathematic skills. Also, the Renaissance and Reformation was when the Gutenberg Printing Press first started. The printing press enabled new ideas to spread faster through the culture. It reduced the risk that materials might be lost, corrupted or destroyed. The process was selective and controlled mostly by the church. The emergence of the “human memory” marked the start of the modern world. The press was the core technology that gave rise to the Age of Enlightenment. Finally, during the Collision navigation improved dramatically even though it took a long time. It was difficult to develop navigation with fixed wind systems because until navigators explored and decoded those winds pathways adventurers could not get home. Navigators would have to sail into the wind, which would push them back in the direction they came form or sail with the wind and never be heard of again. The Europeans discovery of the Atlantic was launched from deep in the Mediterranean, by navigators from Genoa and Majorca. The Portuguese were the first to sail around the world by using their strong navigation skills. The Medieval World, Renaissance and Reformation, and the Collision all had new advancements that changed the way people viewed the world because it gave them a new prospective on life.


Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Ferdinand Magellan Notes



                I Ferdinand Magellan, am an explorer. I was born in 1480, and I am Portuguese but I work for Spain. I have been many places, including the Malayan spice port of Malacca, I sailed around the cape of good hope, and I have explored the south American coastline along with Guam. From these adventures we conquered land, and people for Spain and were able to take control. Although we had to fight with force most of the time, there were a couple of events when the people agreed in peace.  One of my most memorable trip was sailing north towards Guam. It all started when some of my crew members became ill. Their illness was caused from a lack of vitamin c. Many members from my crew passed away from thirst and hunger, before we were able to resupply in Guam. Once I had reached, now known as present day Philippines, My team and I established that it was now Spanish territory.  On this trip I met the leader of the island Cebu. We became friends and offered each other support.My crew and I decided to move on to more territory, on April 27th, 1521 we came in force to an island. 60 men by my side we took off. We were met by an army of 1,000 men. This was very difficult battle, me and several of my men were killed. This was a set back for our crew at first, but they were able eventually reach the Spice Islands on November 8th, 1521. From this journey we were the first ever Europeans to circumnavigate the entire world. This was a great accomplishment for my team, even though i was not there in person, I still stood by their side every step of the way.




















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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Ferdinand Magellan


DAY___


There are no days, there are no nights, there are only blurs of my past and the present.  I see every day of my life now, I see my birth and my death. The events of my past show me now the errors I have made, the road blocks that have led me to my discoveries, and the influence I have had on the modern world. My birth in Portugal in 1480, I was born as Fernao de Magalhaes and I was Portuguese nobility.  Though I was part of the Portuguese Navy and was able to obtain land for Portugal, my king would not rise my rank. So I went to Spain, offering my services to King Charles V. 

Ferdinand Magellan

Land, that was the goal. We all wanted it. No we all needed it. Everyone wanted to expand there nation and take places that were not strongly controlled. So when Spain was looking for new land and money, and I had a good idea where to find it, King Charles V accepted my proposal. I was in charge of five hundred and sixty men, I led five ships San Antonio, Trinidad, Concepción, Victoria, and Santiago.  We were heading to the the spice islands where I had believed was part of our region we could take. We would leave from Spain in 1519 September 20 and circle the Earth. My ships headed down to what is now known as South America, we headed down the East coast of South America and stopped at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on December 13. We searched up and down the coast looking for a river to connect us to the western ocean. We did not find one however. So our ships docked at San Julián from March to August which took place in 1520, almost a year since our ships had set sail. Looking back at how I handled my stay in San Julián,  I  wonder if I hadn't killed three of my captains and wrecked a ship in the process of controlling a mutiny, if I would have still died when and how I did. I was thinking of the routes we would take, I had a process in how I do my work, and I'm an independent person and sharing my decisions with the other captains became a chore, and something I simply didn't do, which of course had led to the mutiny. After taking all the men from Santiago-- the ship that was wrecked-- and moving them aboard the remaining ships we set sail again,  by then it was August 1520.  

In October our fleet had entered a sand-strewn waterway between the tip of South America and Antarctica, which now, to my pleasure is known as the straight of Magellan, a momentum of my life that gives me such joy. Though the straight that we passed through was choppy and even led to the  San Antonio to turn around and head back to Spain, leaving us with three ships. Once we escaped the weather and choppy seas we encountered in the straight, we arrived on this western sea, in peaceful waters all of us enjoyed, so we named it the Pacific. 

We sailed North through the Pacific until we reached what is presently known as Guam on March 6, 1521. the days and weeks before we arrived at Guam were horrible, many of my men became ill from so many months and years at sea, and mostly became ill with scurvy, a disease I did not wish to get, and feared of getting. I was a lucky one and didn't get scurvy. Some of my men died from hunger and thirst and could not last before we restocked in Guam. It was a horrible sight to see, seeing my men get sick and hungry. This vision is something that still haunts my thoughts. After resupplying we sailed farther west until we found the Philippines where I claimed this land for the Spanish Empire. This is where my death would come.

On one island, Cebu, I met a leader who was very helpful and wanted to be a vassal of Spain. So to gain more control I took a force of sixty men, and went to another island to force the ruler to recognize the dominance of the chief of Cebu. When I arrived and we fought against a thousand men. Several of my men were killed, and I was killed as well and left by my crew as I died slowly from a poisoned arrow.  April 27, 1521 was the day of my death. Thirty more of my men were killed by the leader of Cebu.

Magellan's Voyage
Though I died and did not reach the Spice Islands that I intended to get to, my crew continued on with Trinidad and the Victoria and they reached the Spice Islands on November 8, 1521. My crew collected rare spices and cloves  for Spain and set sail to Spain, and though Trinidad had to turn back to fix repairs on the ship, and the Victoria set out alone on  December 21, 1521. The Victoria sailed west avoiding Portuguese ships and avoided the Cape of Good Hope and arrived at Seville on September 8, 1522. 

 I'm proud of my crew we were the first Europeans to circumnavigate the globe, which I do wish I was able to finish. I am not angry with my crew for leaving me to die, they needed to escape and not risk there lives, I had led them far enough for them to finnish there voyage, and prayed they would finish. Though I am glad that I died with a purpose and that I died exploring for Spain, and being known as a adventurer and a explorer, I wish that I could have finished my voyage around the Earth.

Tory Brewster 
Ferdinand Magellan 

Sourses

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The One and Only, Christopher Columbus

Dear Journal,
      Yes I am from Italy, yes I am exploring for Spain, and yes I did go on an expedition to India but ended up go to Americas and Caribbean islands, but there is one thing for sure, my discovery of the new lands were vital to history and will go down in the books forever. Although the natives were I guess occupying the land before we came in, I feel as though we never got along after they killed 1000 of my men while I went to tell the king and queen that I have made an important discovery. I didn't like that because then I had to kill many of them and although it made it easier to reach their resources it was  sad. Well I am now I'm boarding my ship and going back to spain, apparently the king and queen want to talk to me  about my decision on commanding that the people choose a new governor.

The One and Only
-Cristoforo Columbo 

Notes on explorer:
1. Italy. real birth name was Cristoforo Columbo

2. He was Italian who was exploring for spain.

3.He was going to India but ended up in America.

4.He found islands around the Caribbean as well as the americas that were being occupied by it's natives.

5.A conflict that Columbus had to have faced was having his men killed by the natives when he came back to the islands with 1000 colonist

6. Because in europe they were so advance, it was easier to control other lands foreign to columbus by taking over and claiming Spain's  new territory. 

7. They gain discovery and exposure to new lands.

8. A lot of the discovered land lost it's resources, people, and land.

9. The people didn't really get along, so much so that when columbus went back to spain to inform the queen and king, men back in the americas were getting killed by the natives. 



Sources:
"Christopher Columbus." World History: The Modern EraABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
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About myself.




            Greetings, I am Hernando Cortez, and I am from and I work for the great country Spain. I have explored the Honduras, Guatemala, and lead the first expeditions to California. I also conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico.
            Because of my great interest in the wealth and gold in Mexico, the Aztec emperor Montezuma II sent gold gifts to my men and I.  I decided to take the empire itself, after learning how wealthy and populous they were. The Aztec Empire was also very advanced in areas such as painting, astronomy, and literature.  When I arrived at the well-protected city, it was very easy to defeat Montezuma. The weak ruler gave me special sandals made of jewels and gold and a golden necklace. Then, I imprisioned Montezume in his palace and he was killed by other people. The Aztec empire lost other leaders also, due to the Spaniards. The Aztecs were also hit with a small pox epidemic. I received a bad reputation for my intentions, and lost the place as the first viceryor of New Spain.          
           Fortunately, I remained a wealthy man. To compete against the man who was the viceryor of New Spain, Antonio de Mendoza, I sent ships out and I thought they discovered La Paz, however I was humiliated because my rival's ally, Juan Cabrillo, discovered California after the people in the expedition I led died. Finally, I was left searching for fame, wealth, and leading expeditions to Africa.


"Hernando Cortés." World History: The Modern EraABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
"Hernando Cortés." Image. Library of Congress. World History: The Modern EraABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.








Hernando Cortez the champion

                I was born in 1485, in the kingdom of castile in Spain. I was a young boy at 14 years old when my parents sent me to the university of salamanca. I did not stay very long, about two years to be exact. After these years i dedicated my time to becoming a soldier. With this desicion i signed up for a local expedition that would depart to the new world. But my love affairs with a young lover of mine stood in the way of the ships departure. Finally the day came, in 1504 i boarded a ship that headed west. After my early days i knew it was time to explore. I set sail on a small expedition and in 1519, and I  discovered new spain, (mexico), I claimed this land for spain and I set on my conquest. First off i was announced as governor of this new land, Here i gained and sought out as much money as possible. I encountered many new people, one of them being the aztec. I tried to attack and conquer them, for their riches and wealth was overwelming. Luckily my alliance with the Tlaxcalan brought me enough force and information to defeat the Aztec. Finally, by 1521 we had finally completly taken out the enemies in Tenochtitlan. It came down to us, and Cuauhtemoc the last emporer. We tortured him for every piece of information about Aztec treasure he would give out, but we failed. But this did not mean total failure, we still were taking in mass amounts of money and treasures and i was a very wealthy man. In my life i did have a few more exploration conquests, but i shall save my embarrassment from those failed attempts and end this writing. Farewell.



"Hernando Cortés." World History: Ancient and Medieval ErasABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
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Christopher Columbus' Voyage

     





I, Christopher Columbus, was born in Genoa Italy in the year 1451.  I lived in Spain, and explored for them.  I have had many journeys and have traveled to many different places.  I have made 4 large voyages to the Caribbean and South America between 1492 and 1504.

In May 1476, I was a crew member on a ship, but the convoy was attacked, and the ship got wrecked, but I made it to shore.  I settled in Lisbon, where my brother lived, and took advantage of the opportunity to learn mathematics and astronomy.  In 1478 I was captain of a merchant ship, but it was an unsuccessful trading mission to Madeira.  I later wed and had a son named Diego.  In the early 1480's I made a voyage to the Portugese trading company of Sao Jorge da Mina.  On my way back, I decided to further my great idea that it is faster and easier to get to Asia by sailing westward.  In 1484, I tried to sell my idea to the Portugese.
      In April 1492,  Queen Isabella an d King Ferdinand of Spain agreed to my idea and sponsored me on my voyage.

   On my final expedition, I ran into much hurricane troubles.  We summoned for help, but waited a year until rescue.  After returning to Spain, I learned that I had lost my position as governer of the Indies and chief support from Isabella. I later died on May 20th, 1506.

Jessie Sawyer
Christopher Columbus


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Zheng He's Travel Journal

July 1405
Today I set off towards India.  Instead I landed in Champa (Vietnam), Calicut (India), and the Indonesian Island of Java. In Champa I traded silks and porcelain for spices.  In Calicut we traded for coral, pepper, pearls, and precious jewels.  Along my journey I came across the fierce pirate Chen Zuyi, who I defeated, and brought him to Nanjing where he was executed. In addition to all this, I created political ties with other empires and countries.  
1407-1409
This is my second journey for China.  On this voyage I strengthened my political ties with Sumatra and India.  In addition I picked up ambassadors to bring back to my home country of China.
1409-1411
This is my third voyage for China.  On this voyage I have engaged in battle with Tamil and Sinhalese forces which was our  first abroad battle.  I also set up a stela at Dondra in Sri Lanka, and on it we engraved a message to Allah, Buddha, and Shiva exemplifying a sense of community.
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Unfortunately the middle pages of this travel journal have been lost or discarded.  All we know of these middle voyages is quite vague.  What we know is that after He's first voyage he made 6 additional voyages in the time frame of 28 years.  He explored further and more abroad into places such as the Arabian Peninsula and Africa.  Here he acquired exotic animals (such as Arabian horses, lions, leopards, elephants, zebras, and giraffes) along with other trade goods and tribute.
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1431-1433
I am writing in this journal for Zheng He because on our way back to China Zheng has unfortunately passes away.  We traveled during the reign of a new emperor who happens to be the grandson of our previous emperor Yongle.  His name is Xuande.  The political support we needed to complete this journey was not given and therefore our fleet quickly faded and He died along the journey back home.

Source(s):

World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, s.v. "Zheng He Maritime Expeditions (Overview)," accessed March 11, 2013. http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/.
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, s.v. "Zheng He Maritime Expeditions (Overview)," accessed March 12, 2013. http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/

Francisco Pizarro-The Diary of My Success

Nicole Palacino
Francisco Pizarro

I was born in Trujillo, Spain into a family of poverty, such that my poor education has always been an embarrassment when speaking with Spanish nobles. Yesterday I left with a crew in search of gold and silver in the New World. I hope to establish a Spanish colony there. Things are moving fairly well, and we hold out hope that it will stay that way.
Francisco PizarroIt has now been about 7 years and we just made an attempt to conquer land near Panema for a colony. We were horibly unsuccessful. We are now being rescued from the only surviving ship by Vasco Núñez de Balboa, a Spanish explorer, after having seen our only other ship sink while there was nothing we could do. 
It is now 1523, and I am the mayor of a city in Panema, but I hunger for more. I long to find the Indian kingdom just south of my location filled with gold and silver.
I have sent an expedition to the kingdom, and rumors of the large quantities of gold are to be heard everywhere.
They have successfully returned with a few gold pieces, and these have motivated me to search for more.
Today I have promised any men that stay on my side of my line in the sand that they will be rich, while those on the other side will stay as poor as the rest of the region. I will use the thirteen men to commence my second expedition. 
I am back in Panema, due to the shock we received at seeing the large wealth of the kingdom. We are now operating under the support of the Spanish king.
In order to conquer the city from Atahualpa, I had to collect the ransom he put up for himself to counter my attempt to rule  through him, and then execute him. I have now collected numerous valuable metals such as ten twenty-foot blocks of silver. However the society is suffering European illnesses, and they are in chaos. They have begun to starve, but the new emperor regrouped the Incan army, and I can only hope for more success to come.

World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, s.v. "Francisco Pizarro," accessed March 12, 2013. http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/.
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, s.v. "Francisco Pizarro," Image, Library of Congress, accessed March 12, 2013. http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/.

A page stolen from Francisco Pizarro's diary

June  26, 1541

Dear Diary,

I have heard quite a few rumors one of the children of one of those Incan barbarians is coming out for me. I don't believe them, but since I'm nearing the end of my days anyway perhaps I should write everything down so my great legacy can live forever.

I was born in Spain, and I am loyal to Spain. When I was in my mid 20's, I heard a bunch of rumors that Panama and the area around it had a bunch of gold, so I took a bunch of men down there to look for it. Unfortunately, there were some disasters, so that was an emormous failure.

However, I heard some more genuine rumors a few years after Hermando took down the Aztecs that there was some serious gold down in the area south of Panama in a place called Peru. After I confirmed the amazing loot of the Inca Empire I found, the governor declined my request to take a large squad of soldiers down there. Fortunately, convincing King Charles V was not very hard, so I was able to secure 180 men and two cannons to take to overthrow the Inca Empire.

We could not have arrived at a better time. The Incan leader Atahualpa was at civil war with his brother Huascar, so we were able to march right into the heart of the empire. Seeing the 40,000 men they had there, I decided on a more cunning approach. I invited the Incan emperor out to a meeting. He decided to only bring 6,000 unarmed men with him, which was a fatal mistake. My men slaughtered his, and I decided to copy Hermando's technique and have my rule go through him. Unfortunately, he offered a ransom instead, so I killed him and took the ransom. After that, I started a war with the Inca and took everything they had. The war finally ended 40 years later, so we now own all that nice land and money. Ah, it's a good life.

Hmm, I thought I heard an eerie sound, but I guess that's probably the sound of supper.

Francisco Pizarro

HEL

Monday, March 11, 2013

Ferdinand "Super Meg Foxy Cool" Magellan




Oh, man, was I crazy. To think that I could explore the Spice Islands, I mean. I lost tons of men, I didn't gain any really useful information, and I died. My name is Ferdinand Magellan (born Fernao de Magalhaes of Portugal in 1480), and I was an explorer for King Charles V of Spain. I worked as a Portuguese Queen's page before offering my services (navigating services, that is) to King Charles, who let me sail Spain's land and explore the unknown. My journey started on September 20, 1519, and I landed in Brazil and reached Rio de Janeiro on December 13. My men and I also found San Julián where we encountered these natives that we called Patagoes. HOLY MADONNA! They had huge feet! That's what patagoes means, "big feet". Around this time, my fellow captains fought against me for making decisions without them. If they let me be, then I wouldn't have had to kill them! It was definitely their fault. We traveled through a little strait between South America and Antarctica. We named it the Strait of Magellan. How awesome is that? Yup, pretty awesome. After a month of turbulent waters and stormy weather that tossed us around the boat to and fro, we reached calm, peaceable waters. We named it the Pacific. Bam! Just like that, we named something else! So much power! Anyway, we reached a place that people know as Guam, but my men died from scurvy and starvation and thirst just before we restocked. I feel for them. Later, we reached a massive chain of islands called the Philippines, which we claimed for Spain. Yeah, no big deal. That was some cool chizz there. Being the social butterfly that I am, I tried to make friends with the chief of the island of Cebu. I took some of my men and we used force to make a leader from another island to acknowledge Spain's rule like the Chief of Cebu did. I ended up dying, so I would NOT suggest taking only 60 men to use force as a means of taking control. So I never made it to the Spice Islands, but whatever, no biggie. The only thing that my crew got from this journey was a butt-load of valuable spices when they reached Moluccas (some other islands). I don't think those spices were worth it if I had to die along the way. Well, it's not like the other side got off clean; We all lost men, and those people will probably hate us now. After that nothing big happened. It's pretty disappointing that only one of the five boats that we started with returned back to Seville. At least we're known for being the first people to circumnavigate the globe.
Oooh look at me












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Scarlett C.






Conquering the Inca Empire-Pizarro Interview

Conquering the Inca Empire-Francisco Pizarro Interview by Charlotte Willauer

“I was born in 1475, in Trujillo, Spain. And I knew that I would be a Spanish conquistador! Although, conquering the Inca Empire in Peru was nothing I had imagined I would do when I was younger. I remember it like it was yesterday...When I took my first trip to the New World in the Americas, I was seeking for kingdoms filled with gold and silver. It was 1502 when I was only 27 years old. Wow, and now I’m pushing 70!
The first time I tried to establish a Spanish colony in Panama, I unfortunately was unable to do so. You see, I was head of a small fort in Panama but we were running out of food quickly. And then I discovered there was not a enough room on the two ships for all of us. So when enough men died of hunger, we were able to fit everyone on the two ships out of Panama. On the way out, one of these ships sank, but luckily the conquistador Balboa was able to save my ship. Being the chief lieutenant of Balboa, I was able to become mayor of Panama from 1519 to 1524. But I felt like I needed more, or wanted more. I wanted more wealth, more glory.
I had heard about Cortes conquering the Aztec Empire, and thats what I wanted. With the help of Almagro and Luque I set out on my first expedition in November 1524. I wanted to discover and conquer an empire in Mexico. But shortly after, we came back to Panama after being attacked by Indians and running low on food.
I set out on my second expedition in 1526. I sailed south, and discovered the advanced and wealthy Inca Empire. Unfortunately when I arrived back to Panama to report my news, the governor did not want to send me out on any other expeditions. So, I went back to Spain to get permission from the Spanish King. Once he saw the silver and gold I had brought to him, he was easily convinced to allow me back to the Inca Empire. And he told me I could govern all lands that would be conquered in Peru.
In Jan 1531 I went my with brothers and cousin to conquer Inca Empire. When we arrived we found that Atahualpa, The Inca Empire emperor, was in a civil war with his
brother, Huascar, which made the incas vulnerable. I decided to meet the emperor, in November 1532. I portrayed myself as a harmless person, but I ended up that all killing most of the Inca’s except for Atahualpa.
My plan was to rule through him, but eventually I executed him in 1533 after he had tried to offer a ransom for himself of a gold filled room. After this, the Inca’s were becoming weak from Europeans illness and an unbalanced society. They tried to rebel against us from the mountains for 40 years, with a guerrilla war. Our two different societies did not live peacefully together.
I discovered and conquered the Inca Empire by never giving up, and knowing that one day I would get to a place in The New World, and be able to take power.”

Unfortunately before this was published, Pizarro was murdered by Almagro’s son on June 26, 1541 in order to get revenge for Pizarro’s brother for killing his dad. He was 70 years old and lived in Lima, Peru in his palace.
Conquering the Inca Empire-Francisco Pizarro Interview
“I was born in 1475, in Trujillo, Spain. And I knew that I would be a Spanish conquistador! Although, conquering the Inca Empire in Peru was nothing I had imagined I would do when I was younger. I remember it like it was yesterday...When I took my first trip to the New World in the Americas, I was seeking for kingdoms filled with gold and silver. It was 1502 when I was only 27 years old. Wow, and now I’m pushing 70!
The first time I tried to establish a Spanish colony in Panama, I unfortunately was unable to do so. You see, I was head of a small fort in Panama but we were running out of food quickly. And then I discovered there was not a enough room on the two ships for all of us. So when enough men died of hunger, we were able to fit everyone on the two ships out of Panama. On the way out, one of these ships sank, but luckily the conquistador Balboa was able to save my ship. Being the chief lieutenant of Balboa, I was able to become mayor of Panama from 1519 to 1524. But I felt like I needed more, or wanted more. I wanted more wealth, more glory.
I had heard about Cortes conquering the Aztec Empire, and thats what I wanted. With the help of Almagro and Luque I set out on my first expedition in November 1524. I wanted to discover and conquer an empire in Mexico. But shortly after, we came back to Panama after being attacked by Indians and running low on food.
I set out on my second expedition in 1526. I sailed south, and discovered the advanced and wealthy Inca Empire. Unfortunately when I arrived back to Panama to report my news, the governor did not want to send me out on any other expeditions. So, I went back to Spain to get permission from the Spanish King. Once he saw the silver and gold I had brought to him, he was easily convinced to allow me back to the Inca Empire. And he told me I could govern all lands that would be conquered in Peru.
In Jan 1531 I went my with brothers and cousin to conquer Inca Empire. When we arrived we found that Atahualpa, The Inca Empire emperor, was in a civil war with his
brother, Huascar, which made the incas vulnerable. I decided to meet the emperor, in November 1532. I portrayed myself as a harmless person, but I ended up that all killing most of the Inca’s except for Atahualpa.
My plan was to rule through him, but eventually I executed him in 1533 after he had tried to offer a ransom for himself of a gold filled room. After this, the Inca’s were becoming weak from Europeans illness and an unbalanced society. They tried to rebel against us from the mountains for 40 years, with a guerrilla war. Our two different societies did not live peacefully together.
I discovered and conquered the Inca Empire by never giving up, and knowing that one day I would get to a place in The New World, and be able to take power.”

Unfortunately before this was published, Pizarro was murdered by Almagro’s son on June 26, 1541 in order to get revenge for Pizarro’s brother for killing his dad. He was 70 years old and lived in Lima, Peru in his palace.
Conquering the Inca Empire-Francisco Pizarro Interview
“I was born in 1475, in Trujillo, Spain. And I knew that I would be a Spanish conquistador! Although, conquering the Inca Empire in Peru was nothing I had imagined I would do when I was younger. I remember it like it was yesterday...When I took my first trip to the New World in the Americas, I was seeking for kingdoms filled with gold and silver. It was 1502 when I was only 27 years old. Wow, and now I’m pushing 70!
The first time I tried to establish a Spanish colony in Panama, I unfortunately was unable to do so. You see, I was head of a small fort in Panama but we were running out of food quickly. And then I discovered there was not a enough room on the two ships for all of us. So when enough men died of hunger, we were able to fit everyone on the two ships out of Panama. On the way out, one of these ships sank, but luckily the conquistador Balboa was able to save my ship. Being the chief lieutenant of Balboa, I was able to become mayor of Panama from 1519 to 1524. But I felt like I needed more, or wanted more. I wanted more wealth, more glory.
I had heard about Cortes conquering the Aztec Empire, and thats what I wanted. With the help of Almagro and Luque I set out on my first expedition in November 1524. I wanted to discover and conquer an empire in Mexico. But shortly after, we came back to Panama after being attacked by Indians and running low on food.
I set out on my second expedition in 1526. I sailed south, and discovered the advanced and wealthy Inca Empire. Unfortunately when I arrived back to Panama to report my news, the governor did not want to send me out on any other expeditions. So, I went back to Spain to get permission from the Spanish King. Once he saw the silver and gold I had brought to him, he was easily convinced to allow me back to the Inca Empire. And he told me I could govern all lands that would be conquered in Peru.
In Jan 1531 I went my with brothers and cousin to conquer Inca Empire. When we arrived we found that Atahualpa, The Inca Empire emperor, was in a civil war with his
brother, Huascar, which made the incas vulnerable. I decided to meet the emperor, in November 1532. I portrayed myself as a harmless person, but I ended up that all killing most of the Inca’s except for Atahualpa.
My plan was to rule through him, but eventually I executed him in 1533 after he had tried to offer a ransom for himself of a gold filled room. After this, the Inca’s were becoming weak from Europeans illness and an unbalanced society. They tried to rebel against us from the mountains for 40 years, with a guerrilla war. Our two different societies did not live peacefully together.
I discovered and conquered the Inca Empire by never giving up, and knowing that one day I would get to a place in The New World, and be able to take power.”

Unfortunately before this was published, Pizarro was murdered by Almagro’s son on June 26, 1541 in order to get revenge for Pizarro’s brother for killing his dad. He was 70 years old and lived in Lima, Peru in his palace.
Conquering the Inca Empire-Francisco Pizarro Interview
“I was born in 1475, in Trujillo, Spain. And I knew that I would be a Spanish conquistador! Although, conquering the Inca Empire in Peru was nothing I had imagined I would do when I was younger. I remember it like it was yesterday...When I took my first trip to the New World in the Americas, I was seeking for kingdoms filled with gold and silver. It was 1502 when I was only 27 years old. Wow, and now I’m pushing 70!
The first time I tried to establish a Spanish colony in Panama, I unfortunately was unable to do so. You see, I was head of a small fort in Panama but we were running out of food quickly. And then I discovered there was not a enough room on the two ships for all of us. So when enough men died of hunger, we were able to fit everyone on the two ships out of Panama. On the way out, one of these ships sank, but luckily the conquistador Balboa was able to save my ship. Being the chief lieutenant of Balboa, I was able to become mayor of Panama from 1519 to 1524. But I felt like I needed more, or wanted more. I wanted more wealth, more glory.
I had heard about Cortes conquering the Aztec Empire, and thats what I wanted. With the help of Almagro and Luque I set out on my first expedition in November 1524. I wanted to discover and conquer an empire in Mexico. But shortly after, we came back to Panama after being attacked by Indians and running low on food.
I set out on my second expedition in 1526. I sailed south, and discovered the advanced and wealthy Inca Empire. Unfortunately when I arrived back to Panama to report my news, the governor did not want to send me out on any other expeditions. So, I went back to Spain to get permission from the Spanish King. Once he saw the silver and gold I had brought to him, he was easily convinced to allow me back to the Inca Empire. And he told me I could govern all lands that would be conquered in Peru.
In Jan 1531 I went my with brothers and cousin to conquer Inca Empire. When we arrived we found that Atahualpa, The Inca Empire emperor, was in a civil war with his
brother, Huascar, which made the incas vulnerable. I decided to meet the emperor, in November 1532. I portrayed myself as a harmless person, but I ended up that all killing most of the Inca’s except for Atahualpa.
My plan was to rule through him, but eventually I executed him in 1533 after he had tried to offer a ransom for himself of a gold filled room. After this, the Inca’s were becoming weak from Europeans illness and an unbalanced society. They tried to rebel against us from the mountains for 40 years, with a guerrilla war. Our two different societies did not live peacefully together.
I discovered and conquered the Inca Empire by never giving up, and knowing that one day I would get to a place in The New World, and be able to take power.”

Unfortunately before this was published, Pizarro was murdered by Almagro’s son on June 26, 1541 in order to get revenge for Pizarro’s brother for killing his dad. He was 70 years old and lived in Lima, Peru in his palace.
Conquering the Inca Empire-Francisco Pizarro Interview
“I was born in 1475, in Trujillo, Spain. And I knew that I would be a Spanish conquistador! Although, conquering the Inca Empire in Peru was nothing I had imagined I would do when I was younger. I remember it like it was yesterday...When I took my first trip to the New World in the Americas, I was seeking for kingdoms filled with gold and silver. It was 1502 when I was only 27 years old. Wow, and now I’m pushing 70!
The first time I tried to establish a Spanish colony in Panama, I unfortunately was unable to do so. You see, I was head of a small fort in Panama but we were running out of food quickly. And then I discovered there was not a enough room on the two ships for all of us. So when enough men died of hunger, we were able to fit everyone on the two ships out of Panama. On the way out, one of these ships sank, but luckily the conquistador Balboa was able to save my ship. Being the chief lieutenant of Balboa, I was able to become mayor of Panama from 1519 to 1524. But I felt like I needed more, or wanted more. I wanted more wealth, more glory.
I had heard about Cortes conquering the Aztec Empire, and thats what I wanted. With the help of Almagro and Luque I set out on my first expedition in November 1524. I wanted to discover and conquer an empire in Mexico. But shortly after, we came back to Panama after being attacked by Indians and running low on food.
I set out on my second expedition in 1526. I sailed south, and discovered the advanced and wealthy Inca Empire. Unfortunately when I arrived back to Panama to report my news, the governor did not want to send me out on any other expeditions. So, I went back to Spain to get permission from the Spanish King. Once he saw the silver and gold I had brought to him, he was easily convinced to allow me back to the Inca Empire. And he told me I could govern all lands that would be conquered in Peru.
In Jan 1531 I went my with brothers and cousin to conquer Inca Empire. When we arrived we found that Atahualpa, The Inca Empire emperor, was in a civil war with his
brother, Huascar, which made the Incas vulnerable. I decided to meet the emperor, in November 1532. I portrayed myself as a harmless person, but I ended up that all killing most of the Inca’s except for Atahualpa.
My plan was to rule through him, but eventually I executed him in 1533 after he had tried to offer a ransom for himself of a gold filled room. After this, the Inca’s were becoming weak from Europeans illness and an unbalanced society. They tried to rebel against us from the mountains for 40 years, with a guerrilla war. Our two different societies did not live peacefully together.
I discovered and conquered the Inca Empire by never giving up, and knowing that one day I would get to a place in The New World, and be able to take power.”

Unfortunately before this was published, Pizarro was murdered by Almagro’s son on June 26, 1541 in order to get revenge for Pizarro’s brother for killing his dad. He was 70 years old and lived in Lima, Peru in his palace.

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