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“The King’s Fifth” is historical adventure novel, that brings us back to the 16th century. This novel shows us the Spanish Conquest over the Aztec Empire, and Spanish exploration of the as current Southwestern part of the United States. The story begins in San Jose De Ulloa (Spanish Fort, in Veracruz) here, Esteba de Sandoval is being held for defrauding the King of his rightful fifth. As he awaits his trial, he writes down all the events that occurred during his journey into the North American Wilds in search for the Golden Cities. Esteban then tells us his story that began two years prior to his arrest, on Captain Alarcon’s Fleet. Esteban was an educated boy that got his degree in cartography from Casa de la Contratación. In the beginning

"However subtle Alberico may be, the fact is that he won this province and Tregea and Ferraut and Certando because of his army and his

o Pages 35-36 Santiago refers to the Portuguese man-of-war as a “whore” because they “were beautiful…but were the falsest thing in the sea and the old man loved to see the big sea turtles eating them.”

Restall answers his own questions present in the introduction by focusing each chapter on a different myth. Chapter one discusses that the men who partook in conquest were valiant, rich, and outstanding. This idea gives credit to both the Spanish interpretation and the beautifully rugged men cast in Hollywood adaptations. The author notes, additionally, that the myth

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Leon-Portilla based the stories told in this book upon old writings of actual Aztec people who survived the Spanish massacres. The actual authors of the stories told in this book are priests, wise men and regular people who survived the killings. These stories represent the more realistic view of what really happened during the Spanish conquest. Most of the history about the Aztec Empire was based on Spanish accounts of events, but Leon-Portilla used writings from actual survivors to illustrate the true history from the Indians’ point of view.

In Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca’s “The Relation”, he begins the work by placing all sense of glory and success upon that of Emperor Charles V. This is customary during this time period, but the underlying exaggeration of Charles V’s magnificence show the disconnect that Cabeza de Vaca possessed when pertaining to old world ways of life. It in essence solidifies his self-centered persona that he was said to posses (43). It also magnifies the feeling Cabeza de Vaca has towards the societal norms, and suggests that he would later on consider himself a renegade. It is here that the question is raised, did Cabeza de Vaca essentially abandon his monarch and country during his journey with the Native American tribes?

In Imperial Spain, J.H. Elliot examines the history of early modern Spain from the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand, to the reformation of the Spanish government by the first member of the Bourbon dynasty. According to the author, at the start of the 15th century, Spain was internally weak, hopelessly divided and isolated from the continent by the Pyrenees. Yet, by 1492, Spanish society experienced a tremendous transformation which allowed Isabella and Ferdinand to unify the country, secure the largest transoceanic empire the world has ever known, and for a

Both the ‘Odyssey’ and ‘1001 Nights’ feature male protagonists who traverse the seas, and the concepts and themes of men seafaring is common throughout most canonical texts. For example, the allusion of Odysseus’ difficult journey is made when a minor male character in Apuleius’ ‘The Golden Ass’ describes his seafaring adventures as being ‘positively Ulyssian’ (‘Ulyssian’ thus being a reference the Roman naming of Odysseus) (pg 29). Furthermore, both texts share themes, such as: seafaring, the supernatural, trials and tribulations, tradition, belief systems, and the geographical setting and pride in the protagonist’s home city play a key role to the overarching plots of the texts in the sense of the protagonist’s endurance and motivation to both leave and return home. Likewise, the supernatural is used to further the plot of both texts.

The Spaniards came ashore and got water some Aztec people came out and spoke to them in a kind manor asking them in signs if they were from the East and for the third time they responded, yes. The Aztec’s left being friendly and the Spaniards stayed ashore for it was getting dark. The Spaniards set up night watchers because they didn’t trust the Aztec’s through the night. As the night grew darker the Aztec army grew stronger. A band started to grow louder as it approached shore. As dawn rose they saw well over two hundred Aztec warriors ready for battle. The Aztec’s started to block the Spaniards in on all sides. Arrows started flying and the Captain, Hernandez, is wounded. The battle was long and many died. The Spaniards finally made it back to their ship and set sail back for Cuba. Once they returned to Cuba were Francisco Hernandez dies from battle wounds. The two prisoners talk with the Governor and explain to him that there is gold in their country. Since no gold was found Castillo becomes poor. After a few terrible explorations Castillo finally asks the Governor for money. Velazquez, Castillo’s relative, asks if he would return to the Aztec country. First, Castillo refuses because of the battles that Hernandez dealt with, which Velazquez responds, “such hardships are to be expected by those who set out to discover new lands and gain honour.” (Castillo) Castillo then agrees and marks the second

Philip II and Elizabeth I are two of the most important figures during the 16th century. Philip played a major role in Spain once his father (Charles V) stepped down while Elizabeth was a key figure in England as she ruled and showed her feminism. Both figures had a rough path to lead as the subjects were always a problem. To understand Philip carefully, the full history of his reign is crucial when looking at Spain. Challenges were already given to him from his father and Philip had to learn fast. On the other hand, Elizabeth had a rough childhood and she had to win over her subjects. Through critical examination of primary sources, strategic characteristics will be presented while under what influence they were in throughout their reign. Therefore, the opposite backgrounds to the throne, resistance from subjects, and different strategies ultimately led these two together through war.

"Reconquista": Ended as a result of Moorish defeat……. The religious zealotry & intolerance of the Spanish was now

First of all, in “The Seafarer” the writer discusses the internal conflicts he is having among the waves of the sea. Even though this self-chosen exile causes this man pain and sorrow, peace is not a common entity for him while on land. “The time for journeys would come and my soul/ called me eagerly out, sent me over/ the horizon, seeking foreigners’ homes.” (lines 36-38). The gallant mortal does not doubt that there is no fear among his heart, but his longing for the tides is far too strong to be confined to the dry, lifeless land. His experiences only bring him back to where he feels at home the most - the sea. “But there isn’t a man on earth so proud,/…/he feels no fear as the sails unfurl/…/only the ocean’s heave; But longing wraps itself around him.” (lines 39-47). The way he shows his fearful arrogance is an example again of his internal conflict.

It’s easy to tell that the ocean is a mysterious and isolating place from all of the tragic tales we hear from sailors both real and fictional. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and an anonymous author’s “The Seafarer” are quite similar in that they both revolve around said tragic tales told by sailors. However, there seem to be more commonalities between their themes, tones, and messages rather than their seaward-bound settings. But before we can discuss these similar settings and deeper themes, we have to tackle their origins.

Unlike the wandering narrator, the seafaring narrator focuses his descriptions of the community that is present in nature. The seafarer the utterly rejects the notion that a “sheltering family / could bring consolation for his desolate soul” (25-26). This “sheltering family” (25) that the seafaring narrator alludes to in this line is the exact form of close-knit family that the narrator in “The Wanderer” laments for desperately. While the seafaring narrator offers striking similar descriptions of the landscape being “bound by ice” (9), he does not focus on these descriptions to dwell on the loss of an earthly community. Instead, the narrator in “The Seafarer” finds the landscape that he inhabits wonderfully abundant with natural — even spiritual — elements that are commonly associated with an earthly community. In the barren landscape, the seafaring narrator discovers “the wild swan’s song / sometimes served for music” (19-20) and “the curlew’s cry for the laugher of men” (20-21). These vibrant and vivid descriptions of the natural world that the narrator discovers in the harsh,