Indian Conquistadors

By Charles Somers

Indian friends

Spanish Mexican war

The native allies

Cortes out numbered 5 to 1

Squadrons with people from barrio

Less soldiers due to war and dieses

Indians want benefits of soldiers

Hearts and bags

Merchants followed behind soldiers to sell much needed supplies

Tameme- natives used as pack mules

Food important to troops

Bilingual mesoamericans

Sequential conquests

Mexica uses newly conquered including resources and people for spring board for the next conquest

Tlaxaca couldn’t defeat Spanish called upon allies

Evan with alliance tlaxaca didn’t succeed

Trade routes

Two major trade routes from mexica valley to mesoamericaMatzatzin trying to take over the trade routesTrade stops becoming part of new Spain

Lordships and land grants

Natives wanted out of mexica military rule

Division of land grant for military service

Natives not get land or people to work the land

Judicial claims against