Summary of Buddy Levy's Conquistador

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#1 Cortés had staked everything he had on this expedition. He had incurred significant debt building the ships and stocking them with provisions. His hope to get off to a good start was slightly compromised when his patron, the fat hidalgo Diego Velázquez, attempted to thwart his departure.

#2 When the conquistadors arrived on the island, they found that the local Indians had fled at the arrival of the first ships. Cortés noted their fear and filed it away as useful information. He then met with the islanders and released some prisoners.

#3 Cortés had his crew assemble the horses and lead them onto the island. The islanders were shocked by the horses, and Cortés had his cavalrymen ride them along the beach. The islanders then approached the Spaniards more closely, and tugged at their beards and stroked their white skin.

#4 Cortés was interested in the fact that the islanders had Spanish-speaking neighbors. He asked the island’s chief for a few of his men to be sent to explore the Spaniards and bring back information. The islanders agreed, but they were worried that the Spanish would sacrifice their men.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669377702

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Insights on Buddy Levy's Conquistador

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Cortés had staked everything he had on this expedition. He had incurred significant debt building the ships and stocking them with provisions. His hope to get off to a good start was slightly compromised when his patron, the fat hidalgo Diego Velázquez, attempted to thwart his departure.

#2

When the conquistadors arrived on the island, they found that the local Indians had fled at the arrival of the first ships. Cortés noted their fear and filed it away as useful information. He then met with the islanders and released some prisoners.

#3

Cortés had his crew assemble the horses and lead them onto the island. The islanders were shocked by the horses, and Cortés had his cavalrymen ride them along the beach. The islanders then approached the Spaniards more closely, and tugged at their beards and stroked their white skin.

#4

Cortés was interested in the fact that the islanders had Spanish-speaking neighbors. He asked the island’s chief for a few of his men to be sent to explore the Spaniards and bring back information. The islanders agreed, but they were worried that the Spanish would sacrifice their men.

#5

Cortés sent his men to destroy the idols and roll them down the pyramid steps, where they shattered at the feet of the bewildered islanders. The priests then held mass, and Cortés ordered that the islanders worship the new idols.

#6

The expeditionary force readied to board the ships, but just then they spotted the outline of a canoe heading toward them from the mainland. It was a priest named Jerónimo de Aguilar, who had survived eight years among his Mayan captors and had earned his freedom.

#7

Cortés had always held out the hope that he would be rescued, and when he found Aguilar, he made him his translator and interpreter. The fleet set off for the mainland, and Cortés was elated.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

As the fleet moved towards the southernmost part of the Gulf of Mexico,