No, Columbus did not discover a new country that no one knew about because native habitants were already settled in the Indies and Americas. ... The Spanish empire reached from Mexico throughout the southwest of North America all the way to the Caribbean. ... The Spaniards forced the Indians to replace their religion with the Spaniard religion of Catholicism. ... This revolt was able to freeing the natives and being able to live in temporary peace without any issues of the Spaniards. ... When the much smaller tribes of the North American area were more peaceful and to themselves mostly. ...

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Aztec religion required mass human sacrifice. ... One quality was the religion that Cortes preached of. ... The most important aspect of the religion was the complete lack of human sacrifice. According to Aztec religion Quetzakoatl was the god of thunder. ... Because horses are not native to America the Europeans had cavalry units. ...

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It would seem unfeasible that a small army of soldiers could overcome thousands of Native Americans on their own soil; Tenochtitlan was a perfect location to offer resistance to the Spanish, as a great lake surrounded it. ... In fact the Native Americans were unsurprisingly fearful of the horse, having never encountered such a beast ridden in this way. ... Religion certainly played a major part in the Conquest of Mexico. ... On the side of the Native Americans, their religious beliefs proved to be at their own disadvantage. ... The Mexica seemed to be hindered by their religion. ...

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The ensuing centuries saw the vaquero (cowboy) ranching lifestyle absorbed into the various Native American cultures and continued by Anglo settlers who came in masses after the American takeover in the mid-1800s. The faces of the many authentic cowboys working in New Mexico today still strongly represent this historical mix of westerners, who often don't quite manifest into the popular Hollywood image of the American icon. ... But what they don't expect to see are Indians that are cowboys, or Hispanics or African Americans or women or anyone else other than a bow-legged Anglo ma...

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People were divided based on class, status, religion and language. ... One's ethnicity may be determined by his or her birthplace, religion, or beliefs. ... Anglo-saxon and the Spanish-latin which were now Anglo American and Latin Americans. ... The fact that she is dark-skinned could be the product of the mixing of European and Meso-American (mestizo) religions and people. ... Priests accompanied each military expedition for the purpose of Christianizing the natives. ...

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There is a group today called La Casa de los Escritores en Lenguas Indigenas which works to preserve the native language and gain constitutional acknowledgement (Kernecker, 1998). ... With the influence of the Spanish culture on the native people, they gave the people of Mexico a new language and influence of social hierarchy. ... Religion and family play a consequential role in Mexican culture in their holidays and celebrations; most Mexican holidays revolve around religion and involve family interaction. ... This day is dedicated to Christopher Columbus' arrival in North America and is ...

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It was also designed to ensure commitment to the Roman Catholic religion. ... The Mexican constitution has been reformed many times and currently, it has almost all the individual guarantees that the American constitution has. ... During the American civil rights movement, Mexico was experiencing a similar movement. By 1996, the only group that was having trouble being represented was the Native Americans. However, the Zapatista National Liberation Front's representatives met with the Mexican government officials and signed an accord that proposed constitutional amendme...

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He was a South American revolutionary, military leader, and politician known as the Liberator for his leading role in the wars of Spanish American Independence (Kinsbruner). ... Jose de San Martin was also a South American Revolutionary. ... With this, Spanish rule in South America ended. ... In 1810 Hidalgo set his attack with Native Americans on his side. ... This plan created a monarchy with limitations, Catholicism as official religion and racial equality. ...

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Mayans Between 250 and 900 AD the Mayans inhabited Mexico and Central America. ... Maya religion centered on the worship of a large number of nature gods and chronology among the Maya was decided by an elaborate calendar system. ...

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