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Human Consequences of Exploration

This case study explores the devastating impacts of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, focusing on the genocide of indigenous populations. By 1540, the Caribbean's population had nearly vanished, while Central Mexico saw a drastic reduction from 25 million in 1519 to just 2 million by 1580. Similarly, Peru's population plummeted from 10 million in 1530 to 1.5 million by 1590. This analysis not only examines the statistical decline but also the psychological and cultural consequences, highlighting the fears and vulnerability of the indigenous peoples as noted by Columbus.

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Human Consequences of Exploration

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  1. Human Consequences of Exploration Case Study: The Conquest of Mexico

  2. Genocide: How and Why? • Caribbean • Population virtually disappeared by 1540 • Central Mexico • 25 million in 1519 to 2 million in 1580 • Peru • 10 million in 1530 to 1.5 million in 1590

  3. Columbus and the Indians “All these people lack . . . Every kind of iron; they are also without weapons, which indeed are unknown; nor are they competent to use them, not on account of deformity of body, for they are well formed, but because they are timid and full of fear.”

  4. Case Study: The Aztecs (Mexica) and Cortes An overview of the Spanish Conquest of mexico

  5. The Aztecs

  6. Maps of Tenochtitlan

  7. Cortes’s Route

  8. Conclusions….

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