Earth's history has seen numerous periods of cataclysmic events, some global and others more localized. These events have ranged from massive volcanic eruptions and asteroid impacts to climate shifts and even potential extraterrestrial threats. Some notable examples include a major climate event in the 6th century, a potential cosmic event 1,500 years ago, and the possibility of a sixth mass extinction event.

Here's a more detailed look at some of these cataclysmic events:

1. Climate Cataclysm of 536 AD:

A series of climatic events, including a mysterious fog that blocked out the sun for 18 months, caused widespread devastation.

This event led to famine, disease, crop failure, and even snowfall in China, potentially triggering the "Dark Ages".

The fog, likely caused by a volcanic eruption, affected a wide area and had long-lasting consequences.

2. Cosmic Cataclysm of 1500 years ago:

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found evidence of a comet passing near Earth, causing a fiery explosion and debris rain.

This event affected a large area, setting fires and potentially contributing to the decline of the Hopewell culture in the Ohio River Valley.

3. Potential Mass Extinction:

Earth has experienced five previous mass extinction events, the last one wiping out the dinosaurs 65.5 million years ago.

Experts now believe we may be in the midst of a sixth mass extinction event, driven by human activities like climate change.

4. Other Cataclysmic Events:

Volcanic Eruptions:

Major volcanic eruptions, like the one in Iceland in 536 AD, can release large amounts of ash and gas into the atmosphere, leading to global cooling and other environmental impacts.

Asteroid Impacts:

Impacts from asteroids or comets can cause massive destruction and even trigger mass extinction events.

Nibiru/Planet X:

Some groups believe in a cataclysmic encounter with a planetary object, often referred to as Nibiru or Planet X, which has been the subject of various doomsday predictions.

Natural Pandemics:

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the potential for natural pandemics to cause widespread disruption and death.

 The Arab Group on the developments in dealing with the Palestinian issue (situation in Gaza) in the Security Council and the General Assembly - Joint Security Council Media Stakeout

The US is establishing a new system relying on private firms to coordinate humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s total blockade continues for a third month and famine looms across the territory.

The aid mechanism, which will be managed by a newly created private charity, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), is aimed at delivering food and basic necessities as part of a broader US-Israeli effort to take control of aid distribution.

Satellite images reportedly show that a series of sites are being prepared by Israel as distribution centres, according to media reports.

Under the new plan, announced by US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee last Friday, the foundation will set up four distribution sites to provide food, water, hygiene kits, and medical supplies to 1.2 million people initially, which is around 60% of Gaza’s population.

Private American security contractors will be used to secure the delivery hubs, and Gazans would be forced to move south to receive aid in an area cordoned off by Israel's military.

Details of who would fund and run the programme, as well as how it would work on the ground, are not given, nor does the proposal provide a timeframe. Essential aid supplies are depleting quickly in Gaza under the unrelenting Israeli siege.

“The entire plan is a non-starter,” Ahmed Bayram, Middle East and North Africa regional media advisor for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), told The New Arab. “It sets a dangerous precedent, giving an occupier the power to engineer the aid system on its own terms and raising serious questions about the future of how we deliver aid.”

Humanitarian groups have squarely opposed the new aid system, which would replace the current one run by the United Nations and other international aid agencies. The UN slammed the scheme for sidestepping the existing distribution network, and for drastically reducing humanitarian access points from the 400 that operated across Gaza before Israel’s total blockade to just four.

“Israeli authorities already control the entry of aid into Gaza. Adding another layer of control only worsens delays, reduces vital supplies, and deepens the suffering of a population already trapped under siege,” Khalid Elsheikh, executive director of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UAE, told TNA. He reiterated that a relief system must ensure free and equitable access to humanitarian supplies throughout the territory.

Aid experts warn this would strain the humanitarian system, making it nearly impossible to ensure equitable access to essential supplies for hundreds of thousands of people. They further noted that Palestinians have regularly come under attack from Israeli forces while collecting aid.

“A population being starved, forcibly displaced and bombed all at once and being told to line up for food in fenced-off zones run by private military contractors?” Bushra Khalidi, Palestinian Territory policy lead at Oxfam, questioned during a presser on Wednesday.

With a handful of aid sites under the Trump administration's proposed plan, displaced Palestinians could be forced to walk long distances carrying heavy food rations for their families.

“Using humanitarian aid as a tool to incentivise people to move from one place to another is completely unacceptable,” Jonathan Crickx, UNICEF’s chief of communications for Palestine, said in an interview with The New Arab, stressing that aid workers distribute relief to people in need “wherever they are”.

He emphasised that at least 1.9 million Palestinians so far have been displaced across the coastal strip as a result of Israeli bombardments, fighting, and conditions tied to security and food distribution.

“This mechanism appears practically unfeasible, incompatible with humanitarian principles and will create serious insecurity risks, all while failing to meet Israel’s obligations under international law,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs wrote last week in a document obtained by CNN.

UN agencies have urged Israel to end its over 10-week siege on Gaza and to allow unrestricted humanitarian access, calls that Tel Aviv has so far rejected.

Critics say the US initiative would also advance Israel's plans to coerce besieged Palestinians to move from north to south Gaza near the Egyptian border, and eventually out of the Strip, viewing it as complicity in forced displacement. The UN reports that 90% of the population has been displaced during the war, often multiple times.

The controversial proposal effectively calls for transferring control of Gaza’s aid distribution to a supply scheme largely based on plans discussed by Israel in recent weeks that would bypass international aid agencies and weaken the framework of international humanitarian law.

“How is it possible to provide the needed quantities for 2.1 million people?” Crickx asked. The humanitarian observed that the Israeli aid blueprint allows for only 60 trucks per day to enter Gaza, far fewer than the 650 trucks entering daily during the ceasefire, which he said was already “barely sufficient” to meet basic needs.

Since early March, the Israeli blockade has cut off all relief to the Gaza Strip, pushing its inhabitants toward starvation amid basic supplies rapidly running out, collapsing supply chains, a near-total power blackout, severe water shortages, and a devastated healthcare system. The Palestinian Authority formally declared Gaza a famine zone last week.

Returning from his last field trip to Gaza a couple of days ago, UNICEF’s State of Palestine communications lead described the situation as “absolutely catastrophic” and was adamant that the enclave’s 1.1 million children risk dying from malnutrition if the full siege persists.

“The Israeli occupation forces are targeting every aspect of the health system across Gaza and any survival capacity for our people’s bodies,” Dr Mohammed Salha, Director of Al Awda hospital in North Gaza, said in a statement shared with NGOs.

The main relief organisations working in the Palestinian territory have refused to cooperate with the Israeli plan, enforcing a military-controlled delivery system which, they said, would weaponise aid and could worsen civilian suffering.

Although Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of diverting and profiting from relief deliveries to Gaza, aid groups maintain that the vast majority of food aid reaches civilians in need and, instead, consider Israel’s complete ban on humanitarian assistance the primary cause of the hunger crisis in the enclave.

Aid officials explicitly said they could not participate in the US-Israeli scheme, fearing it violates “fundamental humanitarian principles” and breaches international law.

"It forces further displacement. It exposes thousands of people to harm," UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the Security Council. "It restricts aid to only one part of Gaza while leaving other dire needs unmet. It makes aid conditional on political and military aims. It makes starvation a bargaining chip."

“The UN cannot join any effort that does not meet our principles for the distribution of humanitarian aid, including humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality,” UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said.

Russia, China, and the UK have also rejected the US-Israeli plan for aid in Gaza, pressing Israel to lift its blockade of the territory.

This is not the first attempt by the two countries to circumvent the UN’s aid system in Gaza. In February 2024, after blocking relief to Gaza City and the north for more than a month, Israel delivered flour via private contractors. When crowds gathered to receive aid, Israeli forces reportedly opened fire, sparking a deadly stampede.

At least 110 people were killed and hundreds injured in what became known as the “flour massacre”. The following month, former US president Joe Biden announced a $230 million floating pier to bring aid into the Strip. It operated for only 20 days, delivering just one day’s worth of pre-war food supplies.

Bayram talked about the risks associated with the infamous relief initiative, pointing out that it empowers a conflicting party “to decide who gets aid” based on political or even military considerations. It also facilitates forcible population transfers, he continued, by pushing civilians to travel to distant points set by an occupying power in order to receive humanitarian assistance.

“Aid has always been politicised in Gaza. Now, it’s been militarised and turned into a tool of control,” the NRC’s communications advisor said, warning how damaging it would be for the humanitarian community to take any part in such a problematic delivery mechanism.

MSF UAE’s director was adamant that any aid system must be independent, neutral, and transparent to ensure critical relief to beneficiaries, as required under international law.

“Any attempt to direct, delay, or distribute aid in a discriminatory manner is against the values of humanitarian assistance,” Elsheikh asserted.

Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

The Word Image Means

Trey Knowles' "Crush His Head": Crushes the stumbling block of the enemy. The enemy is trying to strike our heel and knock us off the course of God, the life that God has given us. Crush the enemy's head and depend on God. Defeat the enemy from striking your heel and making life difficult for you. Live free in Christ Jesus by obedience. You are your own Adam and Eve. Now crush the enemy's head and live by obedience to God.

Trey Knowles’ “Power Belongs to the People” is a hopeful anthem that calls out the wrongdoings of tyrants and urges unity among people. The song encourages listeners not to fight politicians out of anger, but to stand up for the poor and the vulnerable, showing that together, we have the power to create a better world.

Islam began in 610 CE, when Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation in Mecca, according to Islamic tradition. This event is considered the starting point of Islam, as it marks the beginning of the divine revelations that would later become the Quran. 

Note: Many years after Christ

Mecca, or Makkah, is the holiest city in Islam, located in the western region of Saudi Arabia. It's the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad and the location of the Kaaba, Islam's most sacred shrine, which is the center of the Great Mosque (Masjid al-Haram). Mecca is also the destination for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a mandatory journey for able-bodied Muslims who can afford it.

Note: Matthew 24:26; Jesus says “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.

Does the Prophet Muhammad come from the desert?

While Prophet Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca, which is located in the desert, it's important to clarify that he wasn't born in the desert itself. Mecca is a mountainous town in the high desert plateau of western Arabia. He was raised in the desert, as it was common practice to send infants to live with Bedouin families, according to Islamic tradition.

Here's a more detailed explanation:

Place of Birth:

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Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca, a town known for its bustling trade and religious significance.

Desert Environment:

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Mecca is situated in a mountainous desert plateau, making it a desert city, but not the desert in the traditional sense.

Early Life in the Desert:

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As a young infant, Prophet Muhammad was sent to live with a Bedouin family in the desert as part of a common practice. This practice was believed to promote the health and resilience of children.

Later Life:

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He later returned to Mecca and continued to live there until his emigration to Medina.

Note: 1 Corinthians 13:1-4 says If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

As I've examined, some verses in the Quran, such as 47:4, or 9:29, directly tell them to kill the people who reject Islam or God. I found this kind of disturbing, considering that Islam is supposed to believe in the one true God and follow the image of God,  and welcome all people, and if the Quran is the word of Allah himself, God can punish people himself because he is the creator.  

Note: For Example- In the story from Genesis, the King of Egypt, Pharaoh, was not actively prevented from sleeping with Abraham's wife, Sarah. Instead, the Bible tells that God intervened to protect Sarah. God caused Pharaoh to be stricken with sickness and disease until Sarah was returned to Abraham. This was because God had a promise to Abraham and Sarah about having a son, and He intervened to keep them together.

Killing in the Name of Islam is wrong? Matthew 24:28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

Note: 1 John 3:15 says. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

Is Islam The Second Beast of Religion That Kills? You Decide.

The Islamic conquests, also known as the Arab conquests or Early Muslim conquests, refer to the military expansion of the Islamic Caliphate following the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 CE. This period saw the rapid expansion of Arab Muslim power beyond the Arabian Peninsula, establishing a vast empire that encompassed territories across Asia, Africa, and Europe. The conquests were fueled by a combination of military strength, religious fervor, and the political circumstances of the time.

Key Aspects of the Islamic Conquests:

Rapid Expansion:

The conquests were characterized by swift and significant expansion, particularly during the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 CE), and later under the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE).

Military Success:

Arab armies, often led by skilled commanders like Khalid ibn al-Walid, achieved decisive victories, conquering territories like Persia, Syria, and Egypt.

Political and Religious Factors:

The rise of Islam and the desire to spread its message played a significant role in the conquests. Simultaneously, the political instability and weakened states of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires also contributed to the ease of conquest.

Diverse Territories:

The Islamic conquests encompassed a wide range of territories, including parts of the Middle East, North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, and Central Asia.

Impact and Legacy:

The conquests brought about significant changes, including the spread of Islam, the establishment of new political structures, and the transformation of existing societies.

Major Conquests:

Conquest of Persia (633-651 CE):

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The Sasanian Empire was defeated, leading to the incorporation of Persia into the Islamic Caliphate.

Conquest of Syria (634-638 CE):

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The Byzantine Empire's control over Syria was broken, and the region was brought under Arab rule.

Conquest of Egypt (641-642 CE):

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Egypt was swiftly conquered and remained under Muslim rule ever since.

Conquest of North Africa (647-709 CE):

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The Maghreb region, west of Egypt, was progressively brought under Islamic rule.

Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula (711 CE):

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The Visigothic Kingdom in Spain was conquered by Arab and Berber forces, leading to the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate in al-Andalus.

Does Muslim or Islam match the character or Image of God?

Since Islam went on its conquest, how many people has it killed?

Note: Matthew 24:7-11: Jesus says, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.  All these are the beginning of birth pains.

Note: This has happened since Jesus left the earth.

 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.     

Note: Things to Consider: Islam Kills Christians, or All Nations hate Black people, so they kill them or enslave them.

At that time, many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,  and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

Note: Turn away from the Son of Man to join Islam, then they betray their brother who believes in Jesus.

Note: This has happened since Jesus left and is still happening. Islam is killing Jesus followers.

Does Islam match God's Character? How many nations and people follow this Religion? 

Note: James 1:27 says. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. 

Quran Addresses Murder:

The Quran addresses murder as a grave offense and emphasizes the sanctity of human life. It states that taking a life, unless it's in the case of murder or for spreading mischief in the land, is as if one has killed all of humanity.

Here are some key points regarding the Quran's perspective on murder:

Sanctity of Life: The Quran emphasizes the sacredness of human life, considering it a gift from God that must be respected and protected.

Prohibition of Unjust Killing: Killing an innocent person is strictly forbidden and considered a major crime.

Consequences of Intentional Murder: The Quran warns of severe consequences in the hereafter for intentional murder, including eternal hellfire and divine wrath.

Punishment in This Life: Islamic law (Sharia) provides for the death penalty (Qisas) as a possible punishment for intentional murder, but it also strongly encourages forgiveness or acceptance of blood money (Diyya) as alternatives.

Discouragement of Revenge: While retaliation (Qisas) is an option, forgiveness is encouraged, and the victim's family is given the choice to pardon the perpetrator or accept compensation.

Contextual Understanding of Verses Related to Violence: Some verses in the Quran that seem to address violence are understood to be relevant within specific historical and military contexts, particularly in self-defense against aggressors. These verses do not justify the killing of innocent civilians.

It's important to note that the interpretation of specific verses related to violence and punishment in Islam is complex and subject to differing perspectives among scholars and within various schools of thought.

Quran addresses murder and the Bible addresses murder, so why do Muslims and Christians Murder and hate? Those who do such a thing don't belong to God, because God is love.

 610 CE is after Christ, as CE stands for Common Era, which is equivalent to AD (Anno Domini). The CE/AD system measures time from the traditionally calculated birth year of Jesus Christ.

Here's why:

CE is a secular equivalent to AD: CE stands for "Common Era" and is used as a secular alternative to AD, which stands for "Anno Domini" (Latin for "in the year of the Lord").

Both systems start from the same point: Both AD and CE use the estimated birth year of Jesus Christ as the starting point (Year 1).

610 CE indicates a year after the starting point: Therefore, 610 CE refers to a year that occurred 610 years after that starting point, placing it well after the time of Christ's birth.

For instance, 1 CE is the same year as AD 1. Events in 610 CE fall within the time period measured by both AD and CE.

Over the years, global attention and discussions on slavery have primarily focused on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, dominated by American and European merchants. However, another equally significant trade has been largely overlooked and, in some cases, treated as a taboo subject, despite its profound impact on Africa, its people and their way of life across generations.

The Arab Muslim slave trade, also known as the Trans-Saharan or Eastern slave trade, is recognised as the longest in history, spanning over 1,300 years. It forcibly removed millions of Africans from their homeland, subjecting them to brutal conditions while they laboured in foreign lands.

Scholars have referred to it as a "veiled genocide," a term reflecting the extreme humiliation and near-death experiences endured by the enslaved, from their capture in slave markets to their forced labour abroad and the harrowing journeys in between.

While the exact number of Africans captured in the Trans-Saharan slave trade remains disputed, most scholars estimate the figure to be around nine million.

Who was behind the Trans-Saharan slave trade?

The Eastern slave trade in Africa was primarily concentrated in the East and West African regions. In East Africa, the coastal region was the main route, with Tanzania's Zanzibar archipelago becoming a central hub for this trade.

"The Arabs raided sub-Saharan Africa for thirteen centuries without interruption," reads a loosely translated excerpt from The Veiled Genocide, a book by Tidiane N'Diaye, a Franco-Senegalese author and anthropologist. "Most of the millions of men they deported have disappeared as a result of inhumane treatment. This painful page in the history of black people has apparently not been completely turned."

Enterprising Arab merchants and middlemen would gather in Zanzibar to acquire raw materials such as cloves and ivory. They would then purchase enslaved Africans, who were forced to carry these goods and labour on plantations abroad. Slaves from as far as Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia were brought to the Zanzibar market and shipped across the Indian Ocean to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, where they were forced to work in places like Oman, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Notably, African Muslims were exempt from enslavement due to Islamic legal views.

The Trans-Saharan Caravan focused on the West African region, stretching from the Niger Valley to the Gulf of Guinea, following the Trans-Saharan routes to slave markets in the Maghreb and Nile Basin. The journey, which could last up to three months, subjected slaves to brutal conditions, with many succumbing to disease, hunger and thirst along the way.

It is estimated that 50 per cent of the enslaved individuals in this trade died during transit.

Sex slavery and the origins of black arabs

While European merchants primarily sought strong young men to work as labourers on their plantations, Arab merchants focused on concubinage, capturing women and girls to serve as sex slaves in harems. In fact, the demand for female slaves was so high that merchants would often double their price, with the ratio of captured women to men being three to one.

Male slaves were often assigned to work as field labourers or guards at harems. To prevent them from reproducing in case they became intimate with female slaves, men and boys were subjected to castration, a brutal procedure that resulted in the deaths of many during the process.

"The castration of black male slaves in the most inhumane manner altered an entire generation, as these men could not reproduce," said Liberty Mukomo, a lecturer at the University of Nairobi Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies.

"The Arab masters sired children with the black female slaves. This devastation by the men saw those who survived committing suicide. This development explains the modern black Arabs who are still trapped by history."

What made the Arab slave trade particularly brutal and painful, he pointed out, was the degree and intensity with which it disrupted the entire social, reproductive and economic lives of Black people, leaving a deep and lasting impact on their communities.

Lingering Legacy of Slavery in Arab Countries

While Europe, a major player in the African slave trade, abolished the practice centuries ago and the United States officially ended it in 1865, many Arab countries continued the trade well into the 20th century.

It ultimately took significant international pressure, disruption of trade, and revolts by enslaved people to bring an end to the practice, Mukomo said.

In Malawi, slavery was officially criminalised as recently as 2007, with reports suggesting that some Arab countries may still be involved in the practice, albeit clandestinely.

George Washington wrote a letter to Sultan Mohammed Ben Abdallah of Morocco in 1789, expressing the United States' gratitude for his friendship and protection. The letter also mentioned the US's change in government and its new Constitution.

Here's a more detailed breakdown of the letter:

Purpose:

The letter was a formal expression of thanks from the United States for Sultan Mohammed Ben Abdallah's previous friendly actions, particularly his protection of US citizens in their commerce with Morocco.

Gratitude:

Washington acknowledged the Sultan's "important mark of your friendship" and expressed the United States' sincere thanks.

New Government:

The letter also informed the Sultan about the United States' shift to a new government based on the Constitution, with a copy of the Constitution enclosed.

Sustained Friendship:

Washington assured the Sultan that he would continue to promote friendship and harmony between the United States and Morocco, highlighting the importance of the existing treaty of amity and commerce.

Context:

This letter was written shortly after the US established its new government under the Constitution. It also followed a period of diplomatic efforts by the US to secure trade with Morocco and other Barbary States.

Moctezuma Xocoyotzin (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), retroactively referred to in European sources as Moctezuma II, and often called Montezuma, was the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire (also known as the Mexica Empire), reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520. Through his marriage with Queen Tlapalizquixochtzin of Ecatepec, one of his two wives, he was also the king consort of that altepetl.

The first contact between the indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica and Europeans took place during his reign. He was killed during the initial stages of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire when Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, and his men seized the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. During his reign, the Aztec Empire reached its greatest size. Through warfare, Moctezuma expanded the territory as far south as Xoconosco in Chiapas and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and incorporated the Zapotec and Yopi people into the empire. He changed the previous meritocratic system of social hierarchy and widened the divide between pipiltin (nobles) and macehualtin (commoners) by prohibiting commoners from working in the royal palaces.

Though two other Aztec rulers succeeded Moctezuma after his death, their reigns were short-lived and the empire quickly collapsed under them. Historical portrayals of Moctezuma have mostly been colored by his role as ruler of a defeated nation, and many sources have described him as weak-willed, superstitious, and indecisive. However, depictions of his person among his contemporaries are divided; some depict him as one of the greatest leaders Mexico had, a great conqueror who tried his best to maintain his nation together at times of crisis, while others depict him as a tyrant who wanted to take absolute control over the whole empire. Accounts of how he died and who were the perpetrators (Spaniards or natives) differ. His story remains one of the most well-known conquest narratives from the history of European contact with Native Americans, and he has been mentioned or portrayed in numerous works of historical fiction and popular culture.