He is the main reason why Hernan Cortes was able to succeed. He was the man who laid siege to Tenochtitlan. He gained the ability to create by being a blacksmith. He had the entrepreneurship to start his own business in the foreign land of the Americas. In which he introduced the cattle of EurAsia. He had helped Hernan Cortes pursue this conquest without this help nothing would have been possible. This would also lead to his downfall. Many believed that Cortes had too much power in the Americas. The king's nobles and officials continue to persuade the king that Cortes is becoming powerful. The king began to look the other way when Cortes needed help. Cortes had sent many gifts to the king and thus repaid him. Cortes has been betrayed by the king and continues to be called out for his “crimes”. He could not protect Alonso from his enemies, nor Alonso from his own. Alonso was a “new Christian” which marked him. He had to watch his back in New Spain, because the “new Christians” were excluded from the Americas. His enemies saw this and took advantage of it. He was convicted on false charges. Hernan Alonso was the first person to be burned as a heretic in the Americas. Alonso was instrumental in the success of Hernan Cortes and Vice