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January 17, 2017
January 18, 2017
“Magnificent Lords: I arrived in this port of Yaguana on my
way to Spain, by order of the governor Francisco Pizarro,
to inform his majesty of what has happened in that
government of Peru…After my departure, according to
what the Governor writes to me, it became known that
Atahualpa had assembled troops to make war on the
Christians, and justice was done upon him.” - Letter from
Hernando Pizarro to the Royal Audience of Santo
Domingo, in Reports on the Discovery of Peru, Clements R.
Markham, tr. and ed. (London: Hakluyt Society, 1872), pp.
113-127]
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Who is the intended audience?
What is the European’s interaction with the Inca, and what is their motivation for war?
Does this document contain any bias?
Encomienda System
a forced labor system in which a tract of land was granted to Spanish colonists in Latin America during the 16th century that included the American Indians living on the land to serve as labor
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January 19, 2017
January 20, 2017 3 difference and 2 similarities between exploration with China (Zheng He) and Europe.
What would have occurred in Latin America (Mexico to South America) if Spain did not conquer the
territory?
Commercialism
Excessive emphasis on profit
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