https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax Made with love en-us 2018-11-28 16:10:37 UTC 2026-02-27 00:30:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309367619 Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. He had 3 brothers and 1 sister. His father was a wool weaver and he owned a cheese stand. Columbus grew up working at his father's stand. He spent his early years traveling around Europe. ]]> 2018-11-29 15:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309367619 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309377188 Columbus set sail for India in August, 1492. He took 3 ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. He went in search of a shortcut to the Indies to find spices and gold. His trip was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. He landed in Hispaniola in October. He named the natives there "Indians" because he thought he landed in India.]]> 2018-11-29 16:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309377188 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309821660 Columbus died May 20, 1506. He was 54. He had been sick recently. To the day He died he believed he had sailed to India, although he never did. ]]> 2018-11-30 15:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309821660 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309825342 Christopher Columbus is remembered to day. He is the man who joined America and Europe, and opened the door for other exploration. We celebrate Columbus Day each Year to honor the man who led the first few trips to and from America.

]]> 2018-11-30 15:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309825342 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309839310 Francisco Pizarro was born in 1472. His mother was a poor woman.His Father was an army colonel. His life was hard, and he worked as a pig herder. He was raised by his grandparents.]]> 2018-11-30 16:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/309839310 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/311419106 Pizarro defeated the Inca civilization with many tools. One was horses. These giant creatures were completely unknown to them and scared them greatly. Another powerful tool they had were weapons. The had powerful weapons made of steel and they had guns. He also defeated the Incas by kidnapping their ruler. Once he had their ruler under control, the empire quickly fell apart and he quickly defeated them.]]> 2018-12-05 15:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/311419106 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/311425362 Francisco Pizarro Died on June 26, 1541. After a dispute with Diego Almargo, he had Diego assassinated. Diego died on July 8, 1538. For revenge, Diego's son had Pizarro assassinated. 

]]> 2018-12-05 15:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/311425362 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/311431146 Francisco Pizarro is remembered today. He has a statue of himself in downtown Lima, and some streets are named after him. In Peru, he is seen as a murderer for his conquer of the Incas.]]> 2018-12-05 16:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/311431146 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/311435750 Cortes was born in 1485 Medellin, Spain.He had an upper class family, though his parents weren't  very wealthy. He was somewhat sickly as a kid. He was the family's only son. ]]> 2018-12-05 16:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/311435750 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/314315581 The Aztecs first encountered Cortes in 1521 when he came to the new world. The Aztecs are a native tribe. They had barely had any weaponry or armory. They only had bronze tools . The Aztecs died out because they were defeated by Cortes and his 500 soldiers. Even though the Aztecs had a higher populated army and they should of had an advantage for the battles, they didn't, but the Europeans did. The Europeans 's defeated the Aztecs with their advanced weapons and with the help of the disease smallpox. Smallpox was spread to the Aztecs from a European. The Aztecs no protection from the deadly disease, however the Europeans did.]]> 2018-12-13 15:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/314315581 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/314874305 Hernando Cortes died on December 2. The year was 1547. He died of a disease called Pleurisy. He was 62 years old.]]> 2018-12-15 09:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/314874305 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/314874828 Hernando Cortes is remembered for being an explorer. He is also remembered for being a conqueror of the Aztecs. He wrote a book on how to conquer a civilization. This book inspired Francisco Pizarro to conquer the Inca's as well as help Pizarro do it. The book also inspired many other conquerors. ]]> 2018-12-15 09:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/314874828 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/315902863 Cortes was motivated to defeat the Aztecs. He was motivated by gold and silver, for example. He wanted to be rich. Many people also think he was insane, and wanted gold almost too badly.]]> 2018-12-19 15:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/315902863 https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/315909148 2018-12-19 15:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nickpestone/228mx979jmax/wish/315909148