HISTORY OF MEXICO - FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
February 1519 - Correct Answers -When did Hernan Cortes set sail for his expedition to
the Yucatan?
Jeronimo de Aguilar - Correct Answers -Who was the Spanish priest, shipwreck survivor
who spoke Maya and had great knowledge of local customs that Cortes made contact
with on arriving in New World?
La Malinche, Malinali or Dona Marina - Correct Answers -Who was the young Maya
princess presented to Cortes along with 19 other concubines after his first battle at
Cintla who became his interpreter, advisor and mistress?
Nahuatl and Maya - Correct Answers -What languages did La Malinche speak?
greetings, and that the Spaniards had a disease of the heart that could only be cured by
gold - Correct Answers -What was the first message Cortes sent to Moctezuma?
German telegram to Mexico intercepted by British, asking Mexico to join Germany in
war, in exchange for help getting land back from US - Correct Answers -What was the
Zimmerman Telegram?
Constitution of 1917 drafted - Correct Answers -What happened at the Convention of
Queretaro in 1917?
Cristero Rebellion, Catholic Church goes on strike in Mexico - Correct Answers -What
religious backlash happens against radical Constitution of 1917?
Partido Nacional Revolucionario - Correct Answers -What does PNR stand for?
Moctezuma too ill to travel, trip too dangerous for COrtes to make - Correct Answers -
What reason did Moctezuma initially give Cortes for declining to meet with him?
Catalina Suarez, "La Marcaida" - Correct Answers -Who was the Spanish noblewoman
that Cortes married in Cuba?
, Martin Cortes I, "El Criollo" - Correct Answers -What was the name and nickname of the
son Cortes had with Catalina Suarez, "La Marcaida"?
native alliances, spread of European diseases, Spanish (European) technology,
breakup of Aztec Empire - Correct Answers -What were the 4 major factors for the
conquest of Aztec Mexico by Spanish?
April 22, 1519 (Good Friday) - Correct Answers -When did the Cortes expedition first
arrive in Veracruz?
Maya Kingdom of Cempoala - Correct Answers -Who was Cortes' first major native
alliance?
1. Tlaxcala Campaign - get Tlaxcala to join fight against Aztecs
2. Cholula Campaign - avoid Cholula, huge army there - Correct Answers -What were
the 2 major recommendations Cortes got from Kingdom of Cempoala?
Tlaxcala - Correct Answers -What was Cortes' second major native alliance?
Battle of Tehuacingo, Sept. 3-19, 1519 - Correct Answers -What was the battle where
Cortes negotiated an alliance with Tlaxcala?
no - Correct Answers -Did Cortes avoid Cholula as advised?
Cortes and Spaniards surprise attack Cholula, destroy the city, slaughter 6,000 people,
occupy city, destroy native religious idols and replace w/ Catholic - Correct Answers -
What happened at Cholulan Massacre in Oct. 1519?
no - Correct Answers -Did Cortes encounter a large army at Cholula as advised?
November 8, 1519 - Correct Answers -When did Cortes and Moctezuma meet for first
time?
a silk upholstered chair - Correct Answers -What gift did Cortes present to Moctezuma
upon meeting him?
seized him as hostage, accused him of plotting to massacre Spanish in the city, told him
he could continue to rule, and to counsel calm and patience to the people - Correct
Answers -After being invited into the city, spending several days wandering around
Tenochtitlan seeing sights, what did Cortes do to Moctezuma?
Panfilo Narvaez w/ 1200 men - Correct Answers -Who did Governor Velazquez send
from Cuba to pursue and arrest Cortes?
Left some of his soldiers in Tenochtitlan, marched to Cempoala, attacked suddenly at
midnight during a heavy rainstorm. Narvaez took a pike in the eye and surrendered. -
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
February 1519 - Correct Answers -When did Hernan Cortes set sail for his expedition to
the Yucatan?
Jeronimo de Aguilar - Correct Answers -Who was the Spanish priest, shipwreck survivor
who spoke Maya and had great knowledge of local customs that Cortes made contact
with on arriving in New World?
La Malinche, Malinali or Dona Marina - Correct Answers -Who was the young Maya
princess presented to Cortes along with 19 other concubines after his first battle at
Cintla who became his interpreter, advisor and mistress?
Nahuatl and Maya - Correct Answers -What languages did La Malinche speak?
greetings, and that the Spaniards had a disease of the heart that could only be cured by
gold - Correct Answers -What was the first message Cortes sent to Moctezuma?
German telegram to Mexico intercepted by British, asking Mexico to join Germany in
war, in exchange for help getting land back from US - Correct Answers -What was the
Zimmerman Telegram?
Constitution of 1917 drafted - Correct Answers -What happened at the Convention of
Queretaro in 1917?
Cristero Rebellion, Catholic Church goes on strike in Mexico - Correct Answers -What
religious backlash happens against radical Constitution of 1917?
Partido Nacional Revolucionario - Correct Answers -What does PNR stand for?
Moctezuma too ill to travel, trip too dangerous for COrtes to make - Correct Answers -
What reason did Moctezuma initially give Cortes for declining to meet with him?
Catalina Suarez, "La Marcaida" - Correct Answers -Who was the Spanish noblewoman
that Cortes married in Cuba?
, Martin Cortes I, "El Criollo" - Correct Answers -What was the name and nickname of the
son Cortes had with Catalina Suarez, "La Marcaida"?
native alliances, spread of European diseases, Spanish (European) technology,
breakup of Aztec Empire - Correct Answers -What were the 4 major factors for the
conquest of Aztec Mexico by Spanish?
April 22, 1519 (Good Friday) - Correct Answers -When did the Cortes expedition first
arrive in Veracruz?
Maya Kingdom of Cempoala - Correct Answers -Who was Cortes' first major native
alliance?
1. Tlaxcala Campaign - get Tlaxcala to join fight against Aztecs
2. Cholula Campaign - avoid Cholula, huge army there - Correct Answers -What were
the 2 major recommendations Cortes got from Kingdom of Cempoala?
Tlaxcala - Correct Answers -What was Cortes' second major native alliance?
Battle of Tehuacingo, Sept. 3-19, 1519 - Correct Answers -What was the battle where
Cortes negotiated an alliance with Tlaxcala?
no - Correct Answers -Did Cortes avoid Cholula as advised?
Cortes and Spaniards surprise attack Cholula, destroy the city, slaughter 6,000 people,
occupy city, destroy native religious idols and replace w/ Catholic - Correct Answers -
What happened at Cholulan Massacre in Oct. 1519?
no - Correct Answers -Did Cortes encounter a large army at Cholula as advised?
November 8, 1519 - Correct Answers -When did Cortes and Moctezuma meet for first
time?
a silk upholstered chair - Correct Answers -What gift did Cortes present to Moctezuma
upon meeting him?
seized him as hostage, accused him of plotting to massacre Spanish in the city, told him
he could continue to rule, and to counsel calm and patience to the people - Correct
Answers -After being invited into the city, spending several days wandering around
Tenochtitlan seeing sights, what did Cortes do to Moctezuma?
Panfilo Narvaez w/ 1200 men - Correct Answers -Who did Governor Velazquez send
from Cuba to pursue and arrest Cortes?
Left some of his soldiers in Tenochtitlan, marched to Cempoala, attacked suddenly at
midnight during a heavy rainstorm. Narvaez took a pike in the eye and surrendered. -
