Cortés Meets the Aztecs By Alex Ossikine Back in 1517, Spanish exploration had a great influence on the world. Spain had already conquered and settled Cuba and was moving on to Mexico. At this time a problem began to develop in Cuba. Indian laborers were dying of disease and there became to be less and less free land. To add to that, people still continued to come to Cuba searching for wealth and success. Many …showed first 75 words of 1322 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1322 total…the conquest of Mexico, the Spaniards began work on the reconstruction of Tenochtitlan as Mexico City. The work was difficult and the food supply was very little. Hundreds of laborers died daily from hunger, overworking, and disease. They were treated very poorly by the conquistadors. Yet some people spoke for their rights, especially those serving for the Catholic Church. This was a boost for the Indians? conversion, since they turned to the Church for help.