Hernan Cortes did not have the best interest of Mexico when he left Spain. When he left Spain in search of the New World, he only thought about his ambitions of greatness, and his search for more wealth, more gold, more power and more land. Despite this, however, his conquest of Mexico brought about many important benefits to it. One of the first major contributions of Hernan Cortes is Mexican civilization is his introduction of sugar. He then transferred cultivation of the cane to La Hacienda de Tlaltenango and installed the first known press in Mexico.

There was also an exchange of technology between the Spaniards and the Native Americans. The Spaniards introduced to the Native Americans the use of plow which greatly helped in their farming. They also brought to Mexico techniques in the use of various traps, ax heads, knives, ice chisels, and muskets which helped in their hunting. Because of the different techniques, the Native Americans learned from the Spaniards, they were able to get more furs and subsequently improve their trading opportunities with the rest of the world. In addition, they were also able to improve cloth production which made them skilled weavers.

Cortes can also be credited for introducing to Mexico the use of metals …show more content…
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the Native Americans were pagans. They worshipped the trees, plants, animals, the skies, the clouds and the earth. They carried out sacrifices. With the arrival of the Spaniards, the Native Americans were introduced to Christianity. While Christianity was introduced in Mexico by Spanish expeditions long before the arrival of Cortes, the extent of his colonization made it possible for Christianity to spread more rapidly than the early conquistadores. At present, Christianity is the major religion in Mexico comprising about 95% of its