Curated OER
Ancient Mexico
Here are three interconnected lessons intended to build an understanding of life in Mexico prior to and after contact with Spain. Learners take a "trip" to Tenochtitlan through a series of images, read The Evil of Tezcatilipoca and The...
Curated OER
Effects of the Spanish Conquest
Fifth graders read and research the effects of the Spanish Conquistadors on the New World. Then they break into small groups and play a game of Jeopardy, using the facts that they have learned.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Art Images of Tenochtitlan Past and Present
This site is a curriculum unit on art from Tenochtitlan, specifically the case of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Provides three lesson plans, a glossary, bibliography, and other resources.
PBS
Pbs: Conquistadors: Cabeza De Vaca
Click on "The Marvelous Adventure" to follow Cabeza de Vaca's several year journey through the Southeast and Texas. Part of a larger site on the Spanish conquest of the Western world, these pages focus on Cabeza de Vaca. Includes de...
PBS
Pbs: The Conquistadors
A huge website that provides a virtual field trip exploring the Spanish adventurers who quested for gold and land in the New World. The site has information on Pizarro, Orellana, Cabeza de Vaca, Cortes as well as extensive information...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Bartolome De Las Casas
This resource features Native American activist, Bartolome de las Casas, one of the first Europeans to speak on cruelty directed towards the Native Americans. Click on "Bartolome de las Casas Activites" for related artifacts and activities.
PBS
New Perspectives on the West: The Pueblo Revolt
From the PBS series "The West," comes this letter from Don Antonio de Otermin, the governor of New Mexico during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. This unique first hand account does come with a certain amount of bias, as it was written by one...
BBC
Bbc: History: The Story of the Conquistadors
A well known historian tells the story of the early Spanish explorers known as "conquistadors". He discusses their motivation, what effect they had on the native American societies and much more. Archived.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1491 1607: Spanish Conquistadores and Colonial Empire
The Spanish gained an early foothold in the colonies, quickly becoming the most powerful European power in the New World.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bernardino De Sahagun and Collaborators, Florentine Codex
The Florentine Codex contains an unparalleled wealth of information regarding the people and culture of central Mexico immediately preceding the Conquest and its discussion of the Conquest itself. View pictures and descriptions of the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fourteen Portraits of the Inka Kings
The Brooklyn Museum of Art has in its collection a series of fourteen portraits of Inka rulers. View pictures of this collection and read the history of Inkan ruler Atahualpa in this essay.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Guaman Poma and the First New Chronicle and Good Government
This letter written by Guaman Poma is the most famous manuscript from South America dated to this time period in part because it is so comprehensive and long, but also because of its many illustrations. View pictures of the illustrations...
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Latin America & the Conquistadors
Information about the way the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the indigenous people they met.
Other
Language Crossing: History of Ecuador
Offers a brief summary of the history of Ecuador starting with the Pre-Conquest, going through the Spanish Conquest,Independence and Gran Columbia and ending with modern times.
Other
Language Crossing: History of Peru
Offers a brief summary of the history of Peru starting with the Pre-Conquest, going through the Spanish Conquest and Independence and ending with modern times.
Other
Who2 Biographies: Montezuma Ii Biography
This resource provides a brief biographical sketch on the Aztec priest king Montezuma, including the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.