HIST 2055 Chapter : Early Invasion
Document Summary
Spanish 1st non-native people to explore and settle (early invasion) 50-100 million people already here for 12,000 years. Columbus point man "admiral of the ocean sea" Sail west into the atlantic-find short route to asia. Portuguese figured out how to get to asia. "they do not bear arms, and do not know them, for i showed them a sword, they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. " (fine slaves) Kidnaps 25 natives and some jewelry and exotic animals on first encounter. Spanish crown backs him with 17 ships and 1500 men-prepared for military invasion. Arawaks committed suicide and killed infants to avoid torture. Arawaks were wiped out in a decade (genocide) Evidence that vikings beat columbus by 400-500 years. Sailors from china and japan and africa (theories) Europeans lived with domesticated animals building up immunity. Begin a conquest on other parts of the americas. Franciscan monks established missionaries in the southwest to convert natives.
