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The Writings of Hernan Cortes and Bartolome de las Casas

The Writings of Hernan Cortes and Bartolome de las Casas
In the half-century following Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the so-called “New World” of the Western Hemisphere, millions of indigenous peoples were slaughtered, hundreds of villages had been destroyed, and a hundred-year-old empire had fallen. Though all of these events took place at the hands of Spanish conquistadors, contemporary narratives of this tragic moment in history vary. In the early sixteenth century writings of Hernan Cortes and Bartolome de las Cases, two divergent views of the native population of the Americas and the justification for Spanish conquest emerge. This paper ...

On the day that the apostolic twelve were to depart from Spain to the Americas, the Franciscan Friars received orders from Francisco de Los Angeles. The orders instructed to evangelize to all, however as they evangelized, an importance to maintaining respect and continuing peaceful Spanish values was raised. Regardless, the Friars’ instructions became law to the natives in the New World. And so, on the Franciscan Friars arrival to the New World, the Spaniards spread their religion. This was a path they believed created martyrdom where missionaries worked for God and in every activity they participated they let God do ...

Columbus and de las Casas

Columbus envisioned that the conquest of the Indies would have great victory that would be given to them by the Lord. Columbus informed King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that he had used the fleet given to him by the illustrious king and queen to move to the islands, which he had taken possession of1. According to Columbus, the conquest of the Indies was going to be successful because Columbus informed them that he had not met any opposition. In addition, Columbus also said that the people whom he had found in the islands fled immediately before he had had ...

1. Respond to the primary document from Bartolome de Casas’ ‘The Devastation of the Indies’ which sharply criticized Spanish colonization. Comment on the situation in light of the document entitled “Requirements of 1513.”
The Bartolome de Casas writing, ‘The Devastation of the Indies,’ proved that there can never be a single interpretation of historical events. Some of the brutality describes an unthinkable brutality filled with human indignities, and disrespect for other people. The introduction of de Casas’ book suggests that labor exploitation does not account for the unnecessary cruelty perpetrated upon the native Indian peoples. One introduction passage explains “ ...

The Spanish conquistadors found it just to attack the indigenous people for a variety of reasons. Compared to the Indians, the Spanish saw themselves as superior people and as such it was their right to conquer the uncivilized, aboriginal people whom they found in the new land. The Spanish seemed more cultured in comparison and they justified their attacks on the Indians by saying that it was all right to attack them as long as the rule of law was followed.
The other reason for justifying their attacks on the natives is was that the Spanish conquistadors had convinced ...

Accounts of historical events often vary depending on who is telling the story or which side is being favored. This short essay discusses the events surrounding the initial contact of the Europeans with the American Indians and briefly tackles the issues raised by a couple key documents. Further elaboration of one issue about the conquest is presented in the second half of the paper.

Initial impressions

As far as I can remember, my idea about the “discovery” of Mesoamerica by the Spaniard has been of a superior race coming over a new land to improve the lives of the people here, teaching them to ...

Virginia represents a large area in North America with vast populations today who never existed in the history of the state. The poor conditions of the region during pre- colonial times, made staying in the area quite unfavorable. However, leadership of several prominent men made Virginia quite successful and worth inhabiting. Despite the laziness and incompetency of some kings and officials, Virginia made it through the tough colonial times with the drive of some of her officials (Francis et al). Virginia’s success and development came about as a result of distribution of inhabitants in different towns and cities.
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The American society is full of different ethnicities and races. However, every ethnicity aims for better life and understanding between each other. For achievement of these goals, the better solution may be found as education. Though, it is a very complicated and controversial issue. Hence, every ethnicity has different perspectives of the process of obtaining the education. On the other hand, it should be mentioned that the opportunities for getting an education are not equal. Therefore, this inequality forms a level of education among the popularity of the USA. This issue has been deeply investigated among the sociologists and ...

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Children are our nation’s future. As cliché as it may sound, the meaning of this statement remains true. The way that children are being raised and taken care of today will greatly impact the coming years. This is because their circumstances as children will contribute to the kind of adults that they will become in the future. However, it is a fact that many children of today continue to face harsh realities due to abuse and neglect. Many have become victims of people who do not care about the impact of their actions and the effect ...

According to a World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that one-third of the world’s population doesn't have regular access to vital medicines. More than 50% of populations in parts of Africa and Asia and more especially in India where the people lack direct access to the essential and most necessary drugs. Despite the fact that India has low drug prices, only a third of the population has access to essential medicines, and even fewer people would have access to these drugs with the introduction of pharmaceutical patents. Access to medication is a fundamental right for every human ...

Compare and Contrast a Traditional Narrative of Columbus’s Motivations to a More Modern Scholarly Treatment of Columbus

The journey of Columbus presents him as a scientist who was always against religious superstition. Moreover, Columbus was seen as person who was so ambitious in locating America. Columbus has played a major role in defining modernity in history of Europe, Islam and America. Columbus massive interest was in the recovery of Jerusalem. According to reliable sources, Columbus was only looking as well as locating for the mythical Island known as Antillas along the Atlantic. A mysterious pilot as revealed in his journals was guiding him all through the entire journey. Throughout his entire discovery, Columbus journey was characterized by strong motivation ...

Abstract

Ethical and racial identity is a very important part of a total framework of collective and individual identity. Looking at the minority group in countries like the United States, ethical and racial identities are demonstrated in extremely cognizant ways. This demonstration is mostly generated with two contradictory cultural and social influences. To begin with, deep conscious immersion into cultural values and traditions through educational, neighborhood, familial, and religious communities instills a positive logic of confidence and ethnic identity. Secondly, individuals repeatedly must sieve ethnic identity via media messages and negative handling from others for their ethnicity and race. The information above affirms ...

The Latin America is the region that lies to the south of America. Before the invasion of the European colonizers in the late 15th and 16th Centuries, it included different Latin countries such as Inca, Aztec, and the Maya. Some of these communities’ traditions are still evident today, though they have been eroded by the interactions with other communities, as well as the interactions with the Europeans. According to Joseph and Henderson (2002), the social status of the communities in the pre-colonial period was quite rigid. The communities, especially the Maya, had a very rigid structure which defined the role ...

On the day that the apostolic twelve were to departure from Spain to the Americas, the Franciscan Friars received orders from Francisco de Los Angeles. The orders instructed him to evangelize to all, however as he evangelize he was directed to maintaining the respect and continue upholding the values of the Spaniards. These instructions were only applicable to the brethren in New Spain. Thus on the Franciscan Friars team arrival to the New World, the Spaniards revived religion which they believed could revived souls and benefit many in the last days. This was the wave that they believed created ...

Introduction

This paper contains an analysis of the arguments made in the book “New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery” that was authored by Anthony Grafton. The book mainly discusses the contention that existed in the years between the 13th and 16th century as various scholars living at the time debated on whether to replace the traditional system of education that was been used then to a modern one. Before the onset of the 13th century, most educators and lecturers used old books of history to teach students who had enrolled in the different universities ...