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__**August 26, 2009 The Spanish in America**__


 * //Author://** Hernan Cortes wrote the letter.The letter is his from his point of view about conquering the Aztec, and his first arival.
 * //Place://** The letter was wrote from where Cortes was at the time to his emperor on October 30th, 1520.
 * //Prior Knowledge://** Exploration across seas was very popular for many European Nations in order to help thier nation economicly and to just take the oppertunity in general.
 * //Audience://** The emperor to which was funding Cortes on this adventure. Yes, this makes a difference in the source because Cortes was probably not going to tell the truth about how he was really treating the Aztec. He probably also made the whole situation seem nicer than it really was, meanin he knew he was taking advantage of the Aztec, but didn't want the emperor to know the truth because he might not have agreed.
 * //Reason://** To tell the emperor what has happened since he has arrvied at the new land.
 * //The Main Idea://** He tells him about how they were greeted/thought of, what resources the Aztec can offer, and how he has handled taking them over by switching their relgion beliefes. Cortes makes it seem like what they are doing to the Azetec is right and for the best. He isn't trying to win his aproval he's trying to hide the truth.
 * //Significance://** It shows the conquistador's view point on what is really going on. It shows you how they thought what they were doing was a win win situation for both the emperor and his needs/wants and for the Aztec's way of living.


 * __August 26, 2009 Aztec Chroniclers Describe the Spanish Conquest of Mexico__

//Author://** Sabagun wrote what what an Aztec wittness says happened. The point of view is from the primary source Aztec witness.
 * //Place://** In Mexico around 1529, that is when Sabagun in Mexico and learned the language. The avent occured arounde 1520ish.
 * //Prior Knowledge://** The Sapnish were really looking at the Mexico area for new land and expansion. The aztec were very advanced in their time and was seen as a benifit to know.
 * //Audience://** Anyone who wanted to know what happened when Cortes meet the witness' emperor Motecuhzoma. No this doedn't really affect the source because if he is honestly telling us what really happened then there shouldn't have been a lot of bias. Im sure there was, like sympothy for the Aztec side but i doubt the events were altered a lot.
 * //Reason://** Because the time people started to find out what really happend took a while, and it's hard to get the Aztec's side of the story of the encountor when not many people could speek their language. It just took time.
 * //The Main Idea://** To tellt the Aztec's side of the story from someone who was there. It was trying to show how the Spaniards really massicured the Aztecs and tricked them. It showed how Cortes lied to the emperor and the Aztecs. It also showed the more graphic side of the story.
 * //Significance://** Because now we have a story from the Aztec's side of the attact. We got to see how the conquistadros really did kill them and treated them. Basicly we have both sides of the stories.

The Spanards and ther Aztec with two groups of people who knew nothing about each other, causing many problems. Both sides of the st3ories knew that the Aztec were being killed, mis-trearted, and taken advantage by the conquisadors. The main difference between the groups was thier reasoning and view points of why it was or was not okay for it to happen. In The Spanish in America Cortes, was merly trying to help the Aztec become more Spanish and was using them as a source of profit (because of the natrual resources avalible). In Aztec Chroniclers Describe Conquest of Mexico, it is a witness' view point and how the conquisadors tricked them by acting like one of their gods and friend, until the Aztec were turned against during a ritual. That is how the primary sources and their view points of Aztec Chroniclers Describe the Spanish Conquest of Mexico and The Spanish in America adn simular and different.
 * __August 26, 2009 Compare and Contrast: Aztec Chroniclers Describe the Spanist Conquest of Mexico and The Spanish in America__**


 * __August 31, 2009 Summer Reading Book Source__**

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 * __September 1st 2009 The Pilgrims Leave Holland Book Source__**