. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. at ocean, andBalboa, standing in the water far from land, waved his swordand lifted the banner of Spain, while he claimed both landand water for his royal master. 7. HERNANDO CORTEZ—CORONADO—MENENDEZ. You remember that the people of Mexico were more civi-lized when America was discovered, than the Indians wholived farther north. Tliey had opened rich mines of gold andsilver, and stories of their great wealth had reached even theAVest Indies. When the Spaniards there heard of the wonders of this richcountry, Hernando Corte
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. at ocean, andBalboa, standing in the water far from land, waved his swordand lifted the banner of Spain, while he claimed both landand water for his royal master. 7. HERNANDO CORTEZ—CORONADO—MENENDEZ. You remember that the people of Mexico were more civi-lized when America was discovered, than the Indians wholived farther north. Tliey had opened rich mines of gold andsilver, and stories of their great wealth had reached even theAVest Indies. When the Spaniards there heard of the wonders of this richcountry, Hernando Cortez with an array of several hundredmen, sailed from Cuba (1519), to conquer it for Spain. As soon as the soldiers landed in Mexico, near the present 50 HAZENS ELEMENTARY HISTORY. LESSON.—In 1519, Hernando Cortez vqrent there to conquer the coun-try for Spain. He captured the Mexican Emperor, but was, at first, drivenfrom the capital. site of Vera Cruz, Cortez burned all the ships, to show hismen that there could be no hope of safety for the army exceptin Cortez and Montezuma. For more tljan two years tiie Aztecs, or native ]\Iexicans,fought for freedom. Even after Cortez by treachery hadcaptured their emperor, Montezuma, he was driven back fromthe capital city with great slaughter. But he was soon joinedby more soldiers from the West Indies, and a second timeadvanced upon the capital. MAGELLAN—VERRAZANO-CARTIER. 51 LESSON.—After years of fighting, the Spaniards conquered the Mexi-cans, and ruled them for nearly three centuries. Spaniards from Mexicoexplored a part of the country north of it, and Menendez founded , Florida, in 1565. For more than two months the Spaniards made furiousassaults upon the city, only to be repulsed by the frantic rageof the Mexicans fighting for their homes and gods. But, atlast, their ne\y emperor, Guatimozin, was captured and thecapital surrendered. From this time for nearly three centuries the Spaniards ruledMexico. T
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