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Mar 26, 2024 · Antonio de Mendoza (born c. 1490, Granada, kingdom of Granada [Spain]—died July 21, 1552, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru [now in Peru]) was the first and probably the most able viceroy of New Spain, who ruled the conquered Mexican territory with justice, efficiency, and a degree of compassion and established policies that endured until the ...
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Jan 25, 2018 · Antonio de Mendoza. Don Antonio de Mendoza was the first viceroy (governor) of Nueva España. He first came to the Americas from Spain on the orders of King Charles V in 1535. Among his entourage was a young, ambitious Francisco Vázquez de Coronado.
Antonio de Mendoza (1495 – 21 July 1552) was a Spanish colonial administrator who was the first viceroy of New Spain, serving from 14 November 1535 to 25 November 1550, and the second viceroy of Peru, from 23 September 1551, until his death on 21 July 1552.
May 14, 2018 · Antonio de Mendoza (1490-1552) was a Spanish viceroy in Mexico and Peru who inaugurated the system of viceregal administration, which lasted nearly 3 centuries. Antonio de Mendoza was born near Granada into one of the country's oldest and most famous families.
Around 1541, the first viceroy of New Spain, Antonio de Mendoza, commissioned a codex to record information about the Aztec empire. The codex, now known as the Codex Mendoza, contained information about the lords of Tenochtitlan, the tribute paid to the Aztecs, and an account of life “from year to year.”
- What is meant by "fire was *drilled*" or that "*fire was drilled in the body of...etc*"?Probably it means that that they used a bow drill or something of the sort to start a fire. They placed the tinder they needed in the body and then...
- Why did the Aztec offer the Spanish king this codex?The codex wasn't created by Aztecs. Reread the article.
- The weapon the Aztecan men wield is called a "macuahuitl", no? Is that the same thing as a _macana_?They seem to be similar in the sense that both refer to wooden weapons. The name of "Macuahuitl," according to wikipedia, is of Nahuatl origin whil...
- Is _Nahuatl_ still a spoken language in parts of Mexico or elsewhere...even if in very small numbers...Nahuatl is still spoken by over a million people by some estimates.
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Antonio de Mendoza ( b. 1490/94; d. 21 July 1552), count of Tendilla, Spain's ambassador to Hungary, and viceroy of Peru (1551–1552). Mendoza, probably born in Granada, was also the first viceroy of Mexico (1535–1549). Chosen to represent the king and the Council of the Indies as well as to provide a check on the personal power of Hernándo ...
1490?–1552, Spanish administrator, first viceroy of New Spain (1535–50) and viceroy of Peru (1551–52). Of noble family, Mendoza held high offices before going to Mexico, where his wise rule earned him the appellation “the good viceroy.”. He alleviated the condition of the indigenous people (though opposing enforcement of the New Laws ...
