HST 2020 Study Guide - Final Guide: Moctezuma Ii, Giovanni Da Verrazzano, Pedro De Peralta
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Lands that are controlled by another nation colonies reached the shores of modern-day brazil and claimed it for portugal. Pedro lvores cabral one area of south america that remained outside of spanish control. Italian in service of portugal, traveled along the eastern coast of south america, claimed the land to be a "new world", america was named after him. Amerigo vespucci sailed around the southern tip of south america into the pacific, first to sail around the world. Ferdinand magellan (1519) landed on the shores of mexico, conquered the aztecs. Spanish emperor of the aztecs, thought cort s was a god and gave him gold. In ____, cort s and his men killed many aztec warriors and chiefs while they were celebrating a religious festival, aztecs rebelled against the spanish intruders, the. 1520 superior weaponry, cort s was able to enlist the help of several native groups. Spanish advantages native aztec translator, told cort s that some natives resented aztecs.
