Unit 2

Worldviews in Conflict



Chapter 10 Introduction

A Deadly Meeting

The invasion of Mexico and Central America by the Spanish had very long-reaching consequences. For the Indigenous peoples, it was β€œA Deadly Meeting” indeed.



  The Conquest of Tenochtitlan  Β©Public Domain
Battling against Spanish weaponry and disease was disastrous for the Indigenous peoples.

Chapter 10 explores what happened to the Indigenous people and why.