Essays on Mesoamerica

Pocahontas is one of, if not the most famous Native American Indian known today. She is so well known and admired by Americans today that we have stories and tales about her. In the book it is sad that, “Pocahontas…became famous to the London public…

Disney movies are well-known for their adorable creatures, sappy romance stories, and happy endings. Disney’s first film based on a Native American heroine was churned out just like any other: it overlooks as much of the bad stuff as possible to create a happy, romantic,…

Pocahontas was written in 1995 as a boost to Disney to gain popularity through diversity in character and cast. But what parlous choices were made for their benefit? To create the 33rd full length animated feature, 1st to be based on real-life events, and to…

Within these last few decades, the Mayan society has had such a profound way of getting our interests and imaginations that we’ve looked deeper into the culture. There have been generations of explorers that have thrown themselves into the thick jungles of Central America that…

“Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos” Will Durant. The Mayans have been known for leaving their culture behind without a trace. About two thousand years ago, the Mayans created a strong civilization that was more advanced than the Americans. They…

The Europeans first came in contact with the Mexica, who they called the Aztecs, during the fifteenth century. In the Aztec Account of the Spanish, the author, a Mexica messenger, reports how the Spanish look and what weapons they bear. Moctezuma II, who reigned from…

Some people will find that most Western cultures believe in God and he is their ultimate and almighty God, and as he leads the head of their lives. Some believe in the ever-changing universe and others believe as atheists do, that there is no God…

Almost 500 years ago, Spain began to conquest for wealth and riches in Mesoamerica. When arrived he ordered that his ships be burned, and so there could be no return. Cortez set out to win control of Central America, but soon it became obvious that…

The highly advanced citizens of the ancient Mayan civilization used hieroglyphics to keep important historical records, made many advancements in mathematics, and had a highly accurate astronomy system. Throughout their years of existence, the Mayans proved to be one of the most advanced civilizations ever…

There is a great deal of mythology that surrounds the culture of the Nahua and Mayan peoples. Both cultures have been perceived as societies that do not value the worth of women because both Mayans and Nahuas (Aztecs) have illustrated evidence of sacrificing virgin girls,…