EDEE 280 Lecture Notes - La Malinche
17 Mar 2013
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Class 7: contact with first nations: early colonial life in north america. European view: did it for fashion, killed as many animals as possible thought hunting was for the rich & native weren"t using the land properly. Native view religious act: done for survival, migrated with animals, only killed when necessary. Spanish viceroys answered to king relations with indigenous populations. Odiensa lawyers to keep an eye on things conquistadores built cities & churches some definition characteristics: emergence of mestizo societies, settler societies, cultivation of cash crops (sugar, tobacco) religion/missionaries. 2 devastating consequences the annihilation of the taino. Worked in fields & mines couldn"t resist against spanish especially with diseases: slavery. Brought millions when brazil began developing crops slaves were malnourished, had bad living conditions, were abused & treated unfairly cheaper to bring new slaves. Italian explorer who landed at newfoundland when seeking a nw passage to asia for.
