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GEOGRAPHY OF THE CONQUEST CASTILLE –PROVINCE IN SPAIN OF THE KING AND QUEEN EXTREMADURA- HOME LAND OF HERNAN CORTES MEDELLIN—CORTES HOMETOWN SALAMANCA—CORTES WENT TO UNIVERSTY THERE HISPANOLA- HOME OF CORTES FOR SEVEN YEARS WORKED AS A NOTARY CUBA—CONQUEST IN 1511 GETS MARRIED WORKS FOR VELASQUEZ VILLA RICA DE VERA CRUZ—FIRST TOWN ESTABLISHED BY CORTES 1519-- TOWN OF THE TRUE CROSS CEMPOALA- DEFEAT OF NARVEAZ 1520-ALSO A TOTONAC CITY TLAXCALA—CITY OF TLAXCALAN PEOPLE ENEMIES OF THE AZTEC CHOLULA—CITY OF AMBUSH TLATELOCO—SISTER CITY OF TENOCHTITLAN CHULHUACAN—ALLIED CITY OF THE AZTEC COZUMEL—ISLAND OF MEXICAN COAST ISLAND OF SACRAFICES--- FIRST FOUND TEMPLES OF HUMAN SACRAFICE PEOPLE OF THE CONQUEST: HERNAN CORTES—1484—1547 SPANISH CONQUISTADOR LEADER OF THE EXPEDITION OF 1519 FOR GOVENOR VELASQUEZ. GOVERNOR VELASQUEZ—GOVERNOR OF CUBA GOVERNOR OVANDO --- GOVERNOR OF HISPANIOLA CHARLES I –KING OF SPAIN 1516 –1519 BECOMES CHARLES V IN 1519-1556 HERNANDEZ DE CORDOVA—LED 1517 EXPEDITION TO MEXICAN COAST GRIJALVA- LED 1518 EXPEDITION TO THE YUCATAN PEDRO DE ALVARADO—COMPANION OF CORTES HAD BEEN TO THE MEXICAN COAST-ONE OF CORTES MOST TRUSTED CAPTAINS WAS LEFT IN CHARGE OF TENOCHTITLAN IN 1520 ALONZO HERNANDEZ PUERTOCARRERO—SENT TO SPAIN WITH CORTES LETTER FRANCISCO DE MONTEJO—ALSO SENT TO SPAIN JUAN DE AGUILAR –SHIPWRECKED SPANIARD WHO SPOKE MAYAN DONA MARINA MALINCHE- CAPTURED INDIAN PRINCESS WHO SPOKE MAYAN AND NAHUATL. BERNAL DIAZ DEL CASTILLO—OFFICER AND CHRONOCLER OF THE CORTES EXPEDITION. TABASCO INDIANS—FIRST TO ATTACK CORTEZ TOTONACS---AZTEC VASSALS-FIRST TO ALLY WITH CORTEZ CEMPOALA IS THEIR CAPITAL MONTEZUMA II –AZTEC KING DURING THE CONQUEST QUETZALCOATL- FEATHERED SERPENT MYTHICAL PRIEST OF THE TOLTEC WHO WAS BANISHED FROM MESO AMERICA VOWED TO RETURN AND LIBERATE THE SUBJAGATED PEOPLE—WAS TO RETURN FROM THE EAST WEARING WHITE SKIN AND A BEARD IN THE YEAR ONE REED. QUAUHPOPOCA—LORD OF COYOACAN LED RAID AGAINST VERA CRUZ WHILE CORTES WAS IN TENOCHTITLAN- HE AND 15 OTHERS WERE BURNED ALIVE BY CORTEZ. PANFILO DE NARVEAZ- SENT IN APRIL 1520 TO ARREST CORTEZ. NOCHE TRISTE—NIGHT OF SORROW JUNE 30TH 1520 SPANISH KICKED OUT OF TENOCHTITLAN. CUITLAHUAC- MONTEZUMAS BROTHE AND SUCCESSOR DIES OF SMALL POX CUAUHETEMOC---LAST AZTEC EMPEROR FACTS OF THE CONQUEST---CORTES EXPEDITION 1. SHIPS—11 2. MEN—508 SOLDIERS 100 SAILORS 200 CUBAN BEARERS SEVERAL BLACK SLAVES A FEW INDIAN WOMEN 3. HORSES—16 4. ARTILLERY PIECES- 14 5. CROSSBOWS--32 NARVAEZ 1520 EXPEDITION 1. SHIPS-19 2. MEN –1400 3. HORSES 90?
