The document discusses various aspects of the Spanish Empire including its attempts to convert indigenous people in Peru to Catholicism, the establishment of Buenos Aires as an access point for merchants, and the struggles of slaves in Mexico. It also mentions the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, Bartolome de las Casas advocating for indigenous people, and the Viceroyalty of New Spain being established to govern Spain's colonies. Key events discussed include the 1502 death of Aztec ruler Ahuitzotl and the 1509 settlement formalizing legal obligations to Aztec Princess Tecuichpotzin.

1. Spanish Empire By: Aubree Balkan

2. Chapter 2 “Idolatry” was the Spanish's attempt to convert Indians of Peru into Catholics. Diego Vasicuio survived, keeping his rituals, religion and his god sacred.

3. Chapter 5 Buenos Aires, became the place that gave merchants access to the ports of Spain and other Spanish colonies The white guild was diminished and the non-white artisans regained access to the marketplace by a formal guild structure

4. Chapter 9 Juan de Morga and Gertrudis de Escobar were slaves in Mexico that struggled to survive during the colonial economy within silver mines and sugar plantations They played a large role in the struggle to destroy the restrictive colonial social order

5. Chapter 10 Cristobal Becquerwas a non conformist and a member of the cathedral Becquerhad many episodes which confined him to the Franciscan monastery where he died

6. Chapter 11 1502 marked the death of Emperor Ahuitzotl 1509 the settlement formalized the legal obligations of the Spanish crown to the Aztec Princess Tecuichpotzin

7. Chapter 13 Beatriz de Padilla accused of causing dreadful and mysterious things to happen to two of her lovers The women of color in New Spain, whether of African or Indian extraction , performed a fundamental role in the historical development of Mexican society

8. Chapter 16 Miguel Hernandez remains an important man to know with excellent literacy who prevailed during hard times Miguel lived a life of meaning that was respected by his family and friends

9. The Spanish Empire Consisted of the territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania One of the first global empires

10. Spanish colonization of the Americas The exploration, conquest, settlement, and political rule over much of the western hemisphere by the Spanish Empire With the start of 1492 and the arrival of Christopher Columbus, the Spanish empire expanded

11. Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire One of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas After years of preliminary exploration and military schemes, 169 Spanish soldiers under Francisco Pizarro and their native allies ambushed the Inca Empire

12. Bartolome de las Casas 16th century Spanish historian, social reformer and Dominican friar Became the first resident Bishop of Chiapas and the first officially appointed “Protector of the Indians”

13. Viceroyalty of New Spain Viceroyalty of the Spanish colonial empire, comprising primarily territories in what was known then as ‘America Septentrional’ New Spain was the first of four viceroyalties created to govern Spain’s foreign colonies