Names:
Two Different Views of the Conquest
Directions: Your group will be looking at two different primary sources:
1. Cuauhtemoc Surrenders and
2. Cuauhtemoc Taken Prisoner. Please answer the following questions for each source.
Cuauhtemoc Surrenders (Aztec/Mexica
Point of View)
1. What are some of the violent things
that the Spanish did according to
this source?
Cuauhtemoc Taken Prisoner (Spanish
Point of View
2. What are some of the violent things
that the Spanish did according to
this source?
3. What is the mood of the Aztecs in
this article? How do you know?
4. What is the mood of the Aztecs in
this article? How do you know?
5. According to the article, who are
the villains and who are the heroes?
How do you know?
6. According to the article, who are
the villains and who are the heroes?
How do you know?
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