Essays on Conquistadores

Reflection Essay

The book entitled Conquistadores de la Calle: Child Street Labor in Guatemala City talked about the result of the enthnographic study conducted on the streets of Guatemala. Generally, the problem of child street labor in Guatemala City and in other regions is attributed to poverty. However, Offit’s book and documentations revealed that there is much more than poverty that prevents the young people of Guatemala to pursue their education. The author conducted an inside look on the lives of street children in Guatemala city and provided the readers with a different insight about the lives of young workers, ...

During the time of the conquistadores, exploration was based on a very specific set of needs: the need to expand the empire, to seek out wealth, and to gain glory. The conquistadores landed in the New World with weaponry far beyond the scope of anything that the Amerindians had ever seen before; the diseases they brought were also far beyond the diseases that the Amerindians had ever experienced. It was easy for the conquistadores to issue a proclamation that demanded adherence to a strict set of rules; if the Amerindians failed to comply, they would be subject to enslavement ...

The text “Pedro Naranjo and Josephe. Testimony of Pueblo Indians” reports the declarations of Pedro Naranjo and Josephe, two Indians involved in the rebellions against Spaniards in South America during 1860 – 1861, captured by the Spanish soldiers. The text was created by Marcus in 2007, as a reproduction of the events involved in European campaigns for conquering America, the land of the Indians. It is destined to everybody who wants to understand the historical and social context of the Indian uprising against Europeans, including the ancestors of the Indians or of their conquistadores. The intention of the author is ...

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History as we know it is always written in the bird’s eye view. It is always in the perspective of the victors. Those who subjugated lands and people that include Christopher Columbus wrote heroic actions of expedition to save the wretch from damnation or to civilize the savages. Spain, Portugal and other conquistadores in the 13th to 18th century used Christianity in their search for gold, slaves and glory. Howard Zinn’s book entitled, “History is a Weapon” mentioned that the conquests of Spain and other powerful countries during the colonial era was written in history in a way ...