

Briefly explain the system depicted in the illustration B.


Short Answer Assessment For this question, address all three parts A. The child of an Indian and a mestiza is a coyoteĪnd the child of an Indian man and African woman is a chino The offspring of a Spaniard and Indian is a mestizoĪ Spaniard and a mestiza produce a castizo Social Hierarchy Intermarriage Spain mandated that wives of colonists to join them in America Female population remained low despite the mandate Intermixing began and approved by Spanish government Seen as way to bring Christianity to the natives End of the Encomienda System 1537 Pope Paul III outlaws the enslavement of Native American Indians 1542 New Laws declare that Indians no longer be enslaved 1550 Spain abolishes encomienda system and establishes repartimiento system Repartimiento System While natives were still required to provide labor, they were paid wages and could not be sold The Spanish & the Black Legend The Black Legend – a style of historical writing or propaganda that demonizes the Spanish Empire Term coined in 1914 by a Spanish historian to describe the anti-Spanish writings and illustrations The English propagated the legend to justify their own colonization of the New World Portrayed themselves as altruistic, while Spanish were depicted as cruel and greedy The Spanish & the Black Legend Juan Ginés de SepúlvedaBartolomé de las Casas Charles I The Spanish & the Black Legend Encomienda System Spanish colonists could demand tribute and labor from Native American Indians, if they instructed the natives in the Spanish language and Christianity Myth of the Noble Savage Native Americans experienced War Complex social and political structures Hereditary succession Widespread trade networks Ter Ellingson, an anthropologist debunks the myth Claims Europeans only saw savagesĮuropean Hegemony Europeans felt compelled to “civilize” the Native Americans for the following reasons Native Americans were not Christian Animistic religions needed to be eliminated Native Americans lacked writing Europeans believed the gender roles of many Native Americans unfathomable (product of matrilineal societies) Native Americans were more open about their sexuality

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Noble Savages Europeans simultaneously lauded the simplicity of the indigenous way of life, but pitied the Native Americans for their “backwardness” Native Americans are savage in regards to technology, but beautiful and wise when it comes to nature “I am as free as Nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran” ~The Conquest of Granada by John Dryden Noble Savages Noble Savage – oxymoronic term used to described the European belief that Native Americans were Untouched by the immorality and vices of civilization Natural life is glorified Innocent of Europe’s worst characteristics Presentation on theme: "Culture Collision: The Spanish and Native Americans APUSH – SPICONARDI."- Presentation transcript:Ĭulture Collision: The Spanish and Native Americans APUSH – SPICONARDI
