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Pbs: The Conquistadors: Aztec Life and Times

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about what life was like for the Aztecs before the Spanish Conquest. This is part of a larger PBS site about the conquistadors.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Cortes in Mexico, 1519

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the expedition of Hernan Cortes in 1519. This expedition was the third to the mainland and took him all the way into Mexico. This map shows the route from the Battle of Cintla (Tabasco) to Veracruz (Villa Rica de la Vera...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico City and Vicinity, 1580

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of a map by Saverio Clavigero (1780) of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) and vicinity around the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519. This map, according to William H. Prescott (History of the Conquest of Mexico, 1876), defies...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Clavigero's Map of Mexico, 1521

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of a map by Francisco Saverio Clavigero (1780) of central Mexico in 1521, showing the Aztec dominion during the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan. The map shows the territorial divisions and native cities at the time.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bernardino De Sahagun

For Students 9th - 10th
(1499-1590) A Franciscan missionary to the Aztec people.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hernan Cortes

For Students 9th - 10th
(1485-1547) The conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Montezuma

For Students 9th - 10th
Also known as Moctezuma I or Moctezuma Ilhuicamina, an Aztec emperor.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Montezuma

For Students 9th - 10th
Also known as Moctezuma I or Moctezuma Ilhuicamina, an Aztec emperor.