Question

directions: read the following text and complete the following task. question 4 (10 points) from the very moment we had erected this altar and cross on the great temple, and had celebrated high mass there, a storm began to gather over our heads. about this time huitzilopochtli and tezcatlipuca are said to have addressed the papas, and acquainted them they were desirous of leaving the country, as the teules had treated them with such great contempt, and that it was impossible for them to dwell in the same spot with that image and cross. if they were desirous they should remain in mexico, they were to be communicated to motecusuma and his grandees, and the papas were at the same time to put them in mind how we had melted all the gold into bars, with which previously the gods had been honoured; how we ordered things as if we had been lords of the country, and kept five powerful princes bound in chains. all this was faithfully reported to motecusuma, who then sent word to cortes he should like to see him, as he had things of the utmost importance to disclose to him. source: the memoirs of the conquistador bernal diaz del castillo question: according to the conquistador castillo novel, there is a problem with the display of \that image and cross.\ why is this a problem amongst the aztecs? (10 - sentence response required)

Explanation:

The text appears to be from historical accounts of the Spanish - conquest era in Mexico. The display of the image and cross was a problem likely because it represented a clash of cultures and religions. The indigenous people had their own beliefs and the introduction of Christian symbols (image and cross) by the conquistadors was an imposition. It was a sign of the subjugation of their religious and cultural practices by the colonizers.

Answer:

The display of the image and cross was a problem because it represented the imposition of Christian religious symbols by the conquistadors, clashing with the indigenous religious and cultural practices.