diaz centers his account on the material wealth and possessions that both the natives offer and the Spaniards return in gratitude. ... This European shallowness is only furthered in his retelling of the presents the natives offered to his people, which include a golden wheel "said to be worth more than ten thousand dollars- and a golden helmet that "was worth more to [the Spaniards] than if it had contained $20,000- (89). ... His naiveté and lack of education is further revealed when he mistakes the conquistador's horses for deer and later becomes baffled when the native witch do...

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This proved to be quite difficult as many of the natives held onto their cultural heritage with fierce resistance. The different native cultures included the Aztecs and Mayans as well as many smaller tribes. ... Aside from its primary goal of converting the native Americans, the church built schools and hospitals, provided nursing care for the elderly and mentally ill, and established church based schools to convert native American children to Christianity. ... In return the nobility also rebelled when their interests became threatened, but mostly it was the Crillos who plotted against the sys...

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A month later, on June 14th 1846 in California, native English speaking people arrested the Mexican governor and imprisoned him and declared California. ... The battle of Resaca de la Palma caused political turmoil in Mexico; Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana used this to return from his self-imposed exile.  ... He was soon deposed, and never again returned to political office.... This led General Ampudia to negotiate with the Americans; General Taylor granted the Mexicans an eight weeks armistice in return for the surrender of the city.  ...

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America's imperialist tendencies already were manifested in the subjugation of various Native American tribes and a key piece of legislation that would help determine US foreign policy for years to come and have repercussions to this day. ... When Costa Rica declared war on Nicaragua, Walker found that much of the native population had rebelled to join the Costa Ricans and suddenly found him outnumbered. In a second Battle of Rivas, Costa Rican and native Nicaraguan forces under the command of Costa Rican president Juan Rafael Mora routed Walker's disillusioned and disorganized merce...

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Nearly five hundred years ago, the undertaking of a series of events would change the very fabric of Mexico's history. The encounter of Cortes and Montezuma so very long ago was one that would forever alter how people would live their lives in years to come. Because of this event happening so long a...

• Word Count: 2285
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Around 8 percent speaks an Amerindian language as their native tongue such as Náhuatl, Maya, Zapoteco, Mixteco etc (Meyer, 1995). 1.4 Introduction of IKEA IKEA is an international furniture retail founded in 1943 in Sweden. ...

• Word Count: 4758
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