How Did Mexico Come To Spanish Rule

In this paper, I will cover how Mexico came to be under the rule of the Spanish and how the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and took their land and why the Spanish wanted the land in the first place. The next subject that I will cover is the reasons that sparked the revolution after 300 years of Spanish rule, and the people who helped ignite the flags of rebellion. I will also cover the events that occurred during the revolution and the results of each event. Finally, I will state the conclusion of the revolution; who won, what happened after, and was the colony better off in the end. The Aztec Empire ruled Mexico, a once thriving and established civilization. The Aztec Empire was growing and flourishing, they were expanding their empire, conquering neighboring cities and forcing them to pay tribute. The Aztec Empire most likely would have

During this time period, European colonies were exploring the world looking for new lands to conquer and colonize. The ideology of the time was mercantilism, which meant the strength of a colony was determined by the wealth of the colony. They would export the riches they obtained in their newly colonized land and export them for profit adding to their wealth. The European colonies also tried searching for faster trade routes, or land located along them in order to increase the profit they received from trades. New lands also offered new materials to trade which could allow them to dominate the trade markets. It's also a reason why we have some of the things we do, because some crops, animals, plants, and diseases are only indigenous to certain areas. By trading we were able to transport these materials all over the world, unfortunately that included diseases too. Diseases were also a major contributing role as to why Hernan Cortes