Victors and Vanquished, The Interesting Narrative, and The Social Contract gave their readers a glimpse into what the world was like before it became modern. New resources and different cultures were being discovered by explorers that the Old World had never been aware of before. Slaves were a large part of expanding the global economy. There was no government that was representative of the people established until the Age of Revolution. People demanded that they have a say in who governs them. Without the events of European exploration and expansion, the emergence of the global economy, and the Age of Revolution, the world would not be as modern as it is today. The world would not have the knowledge about other countries, international trade, or all the resources that are available.
"Cortés pointed out that the land was fruitful, rich in gold, and that the chief and all the natives seemed to bear us good will; Being united in public assembly we agreed to write to your Majesties sending them all the gold, silver and jewels which we have obtained in this country."" .
This was a piece of a letter to Governor Vela¡zquez from Cortés justifying his actions on not following the Governor's instructions, which was to find as much gold as possible by bartering with the natives. Cortés felt that there was much more to explore in Mexico and decided not to return like the Governor wanted. The quote shows just how important the land that they had discovered was to them because of all the new materials. The Spaniards knew that if they could take the gold, silver, jewels, and resources back to their country that they could expand because they would have resources that very few other countries had or knew where to find. This would help the Spanish Empire become wealthy and powerful, causing them to become a leader in the emerging global economy. .
The Spaniards went to Mexico to explore and expand their knowledge of the land and "to do good and to do well.
